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'''êi''': after '''c''': '''percêive recêive recêipt''' (-êit) '''concêit concêive cêiling'''; after '''w''': '''wêird wêir''' (but: '''wìêld'''); '''sêize Shêila Nêil Nêill O´Nêill | '''êi''': after '''c''': '''percêive recêive recêipt''' (-êit) '''concêit concêive cêiling'''; after '''w''': '''wêird wêir''' (but: '''wìêld'''); '''sêize Shêila Nêil Nêill O´Nêill | ||
'''ìê''': before '''v''': belìêve relìêve grìêve | '''ìê''': before '''v''': '''belìêve relìêve grìêve | ||
aê: stressed, from Greek (BrE): Aêschylus encyclopaêdia | '''aê''': stressed, from Greek (BrE): '''Aêschylus encyclopaêdia'''; | ||
unstressed in Latin plurals: nébulae nôvae fŏrmulae | unstressed in Latin plurals: '''nébulae nôvae fŏrmulae''' | ||
oê: BrE (AmE has ê alone) from Greek: Oêdipus amoêba foêtus oêstrogen oenólogy subpoêna | '''oê''': BrE (AmE has '''ê''' alone) from Greek: '''Oêdipus amoêba foêtus oêstrogen oenólogy subpoêna''' | ||
ì: from French: machìne Christìne magazìne nìche elìte | '''ì''': from French: '''machìne Christìne magazìne nìche elìte | ||
ỳ: normally unstressed: fúnny sílly crâzy lâzy êasy wítty déxterity Yvétte Yvónne | '''ỳ''': normally unstressed: '''fúnny sílly crâzy lâzy êasy wítty déxterity Yvétte Yvónne'''; stressed: '''Lỳón Lỳse Mervỳna | ||
êỳ: unstressed: nôsey pôsey láckey jóckey balôney álley Hàrvey | '''êỳ''': unstressed: '''nôsey pôsey láckey jóckey balôney álley Hàrvey | ||
êo: pêople | '''êo''': '''pêople | ||
Revision as of 14:39, 10 November 2007
Sounds and their spellings: English phonemes
The bullet (●) represents any consonant.
Vowels and diphthongs
1. /i:/ ê êa êe ê●e êi ìê aê oê ì ỳ êỳ êo
ê: bê mê récipê catástrophê Penélopê Lêthê hypërbolê mêthane sêrum dêvious mêdia rêtail dêmon Êly mêtre distance, poem
êa: sêa water lêave hêat sêat bêat hit nêat êasy mêal drêam têam hêath
êe: sêe vision frêe trêe fêel whêel grêed fêed spêed bêet sugar êel rêel
ê●e: Pêter scêne êven fêver mêter AmE, BrE machine mêtre BrE measure complête compête
êi: after c: percêive recêive recêipt (-êit) concêit concêive cêiling; after w: wêird wêir (but: wìêld); sêize Shêila Nêil Nêill O´Nêill
ìê: before v: belìêve relìêve grìêve
aê: stressed, from Greek (BrE): Aêschylus encyclopaêdia; unstressed in Latin plurals: nébulae nôvae fŏrmulae
oê: BrE (AmE has ê alone) from Greek: Oêdipus amoêba foêtus oêstrogen oenólogy subpoêna
ì: from French: machìne Christìne magazìne nìche elìte
ỳ: normally unstressed: fúnny sílly crâzy lâzy êasy wítty déxterity Yvétte Yvónne; stressed: Lỳón Lỳse Mervỳna
êỳ: unstressed: nôsey pôsey láckey jóckey balôney álley Hàrvey
êo: pêople