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#55. Vowels - Different Sounds (Full A-U Survey)

Friday

A: pay/and/any-care/message/bayou/aegis/car/call/was/local/diaper

1 words

Aegis /i.dz,ɪs/

C's have diff sounds: Cat-City-coercion-Ocean, Dual-Education-Asked-Adjust, Gas-Gin-Massage

3 words

bridge /brɪdz,/ conceal /kən.siəl/ Education /e.dz,u.keɪ.fən/

E: me/bed/eight/height/enjoy/hero/sew/debut/her/travel/every/due

1 words

I: hi/live-live/view/pencil/fir/lingerie/timbre/taxi/business

0 words

No words in this group yet.

L/N/S/T/W/X/Y consonant variants

9 words

Exotic /ɪg.za.tɪk/ Lazy /leɪ.zi/ Myth /mɪθ/ Nod /nad/ Team /tim/ Think /θɪn,k/ Tool /tuəl/ Wing /wɪn,/ Xenophobia /ze.nə.fou'.bi.ə/

O variant pairs: On-only-one-once, copy-copious, renown-known, mobile-automobile, show-shower

8 words

boar /bɑːr/ buoyancy /bɑːɪ.ən.si/ clothes /klou'd'z/ collect /kə.lekt/ copious /kou'.pi.əs/ copy /ka.pi/ mobile /mou'.bəl/ official /ə.fɪ.fəl/

O: no/on/dog/you/do-to/coyote/come/woman/women/out-how/world/symbol/oil-toy/chocolate/favorite

0 words

No words in this group yet.

U: argue-mule/rule/busy/bury/quick/buy-guy/sure-put/but/hurt/virus/guess

0 words

No words in this group yet.

W/QU extra sound: question/quick/equal/acquaint/One/once/heroine/Choir/couloir/pissoir/memoir/Tuition/genuine/Ew/cwm

3 words

couloir /kul.war/ Ew /i.u/ pissoir /pi.swar/

Z-ZZ-J variants: Zoo/quiz/zhuzh/waltz/Alzheimer's-pizza/Deja vu/fjord/hallelujah/Jalapeno/Marijuana

5 words

Deja vu /deɪ.z,a.vu/ fjord /fjɑːrd/ hallelujah /hæ.lə.lu.jər/ Jalapeno /ha.lə.peɪ.njou'/ Marijuana /mer.ə.wa.nə/