| 1. /i/ |
read, heat, meet, seat, seen, feet |
Please eat the meat and the cheese before you leave. |
| 2. /ɪ/ |
in, bit, this, give, sister, will, city |
My sister Linda will live in the big city. |
| 3. /eɪ/ |
late, gate, bait, fail, main, braid, wait |
Jane’s face looks great for her age of eighty-eight. |
| 4. /ɛ/ |
let, get, end, any, fell, bread, men, said |
I went to Texas for my friend’s wedding. |
| 5. /æ/ |
last, apple, add, can, answer, class |
The handsome man lost his baggage after his travels. |
| 6. /ɑ/ |
stop, lock, farm, want, army, possible, got |
John is positive that his car was parked in that lot. |
| 7. /ɘ/ |
come, up, jump, but, does, love, money, about |
Your younger brother doesn’t trust us, does he? |
| 8. /ɔ/ |
all, fall, author, also, applaud, thought, fought |
Paula was doing laundry all day long. |
| 9. /oʊ/ |
go, slow, so, those, post, moment, drove |
Oh, no! Don’t open the window, it’s cold. |
| 10. /ʊ/ |
look, took, put, foot, full, wolf, cookie |
He would read the good book if he could. |
| 11. /u/ |
cool, soup, moon, boot, tooth, move, true |
Sue knew about the food in the room. |
| 12. /ɘr/ |
her, work, sure, first, early, were, earn, occur |
What were the first words that girl learned? |
| 13. /aɪ/ |
time, nine, dry, high, style, five, China |
I advise you to ride a bicycle in China. |
| 14. /aʊ/ |
south, house, cow, found, down, town |
He went out of the house for about an hour. |
| 15. /ɔɪ/ |
oil, choice, moist, enjoy, avoid, voice |
Let’s avoid the annoying noise. |
