Pronunciation Key Consonants a as in bat. that b as in bib. dribble a as in bait. crate ch as in charge, stretch 器 as in bother, father d as in dog, bad f as in fix. safe e as in beet. treat g as in good as in bit. skit T as in bite light i as in joint, digit o as in boat note k as in cast, brick k as in Bach (used rarely) as in u as in boot, pool m as in mild. summer a as in but sofa n as in new dent au as in crowd, power n indicates nasalization of preced- ya as in formula, spectacula n as in ring, single p as in pier, slip in red scar Semivowels/Semiconsonants w as in wind. twin sh as in sugar, shoe y as in yet, onion t as in timid. cat th as in thin breath Stress(Accent) th as in then breathe precedes syllable with primary v as in veil, weave stress as in zoo. cruise h as in beige, treasure Syllabication precedes syllable with variable Indicates syllable boundary or indeterminate primary when following syllable is econdary stress unsure Copyright 2003 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. Click Here for Terms of Use.Pronunciation Key Vowels Consonants a as in bat, that b as in bib, dribble a¯ as in bait, crate ch as in charge, stretch a¨ as in bother, father d as in dog, bad e as in bet, net f as in fix, safe e¯ as in beet, treat g as in good, signal i as in bit, skit h as in hand, behind ı¯ as in bite, light j as in joint, digit o¯ as in boat, note k as in cast, brick o˙ as in bought, taut k as in Bach (used rarely) u˙ as in book, pull l as in loud, bell u¨ as in boot, pool m as in mild, summer ə as in but, sofa n as in new, dent au˙ as in crowd, power n indicates nasalization of preced￾o˙ i as in boil, spoil ing vowel yə as in formula, spectacular ŋ as in ring, single yu¨ as in fuel, mule p as in pier, slip r as in red, scar Semivowels/Semiconsonants s as in sign, post w as in wind, twin sh as in sugar, shoe y as in yet, onion t as in timid, cat th as in thin, breath Stress (Accent) th as in then, breathe precedes syllable with primary vas in veil, weave stress z as in zoo, cruise zh as in beige, treasure  precedes syllable with secondary stress Syllabication
Indicates syllable boundary ¦ precedes syllable with variable when following syllable is or indeterminate primary/ unstressed secondary stress xi Copyright 2003 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. Click Here for Terms of Use.