The table below lists the vowels/diphthongs along with words that follow the pattern.
| /æ/ |
hat (/h'æt/),
dad (/d'æd/), cat (/k'æt/), fat (/f'æt/), vat (/v'æt/) |
| /e/ |
leg
(/l'eɡ/), beg (/b'eɡ/), ten (/t'en/), when (/ʰw'en/), hen (/h'en/) |
| /ɪ/ |
tip
(/t'ɪp/), dip (/d'ɪp/), dig (/d'ɪɡ/), pig (/p'ɪɡ/), big (/b'ɪɡ/) |
| /ɒ/ |
not
(/n'ɒt/), what (/ʰw'ɒt/), hot (/h'ɒt/), jot (/dʒ'ɒt/), job (/dʒ'ɒb/), wash
(/w'ɒʃ/), watch (/w'ɒtʃ/), rot (/r'ɒt/), pot (/p'ɒt/), bot (/b'ɒt/), cot
(/k'ɒt/), got (/ɡ'ɒt/), dot (/d'ɒt/), shot (/ʃ'ɒt/), sock (/s'ɒk/), rock
(/r'ɒk/), flock (/fl'ɒk/), notch (/n'ɒtʃ/) |
| /ʌ/ |
some
(/s'ʌm/), come (/k'ʌm/), nut (/n'ʌt/), hut (/h'ʌt/), hub (/h'ʌb/), hum
(/h'ʌm/) |
| /eɪ/ |
day
(/d'eɪ/), gay (/ɡ'eɪ/), date (/d'eɪt/), paid (/p'eɪd/), weight (/w'eɪt/),
wait (/w'eɪt/) |
| /iː/ |
bee
(/b'iː/), key (/k'iː/), deep (/d'iːp/), heap (/h'iːp/), green (/ɡr'iːn/) |
| /oʊ/ |
go
(/ɡ'oʊ/), so (/s'oʊ/), show (/ʃ'oʊ/), row (/r'oʊ/), low (/l'oʊ/) |
| /uː/ |
too
(/t'uː/), who (/h'uː/), blue (/bl'uː/), chew (/tʃ'uː/), shoe (/ʃ'uː/), pull
(/p'uːl/) |
| /juː/ |
you
(/juː/), fuel (/fj'uːəl/), beauty (/bj'uːti/), |
| /ɑːʳ/ |
bar
(/b'ɑːʳ/), far /f'ɑːʳ/, jar (/dʒ'ɑːʳ/), are (/ɑːʳ/), tar (/t'ɑːʳ/) |
| /eəʳ/ |
fair
(/f'eəʳ/), hair (/h'eəʳ/), dare (/d'eəʳ/), care (/k'eəʳ/), rare (/r'eəʳ/),
pair (/p'eəʳ/), air (/'eəʳ/), bear (/b'eəʳ/) |
| /ɜːʳ/ |
word
( /w'ɜːʳd/), hurt (/h'ɜːʳt/), first (/f'ɜːʳst/), work (/w'ɜːʳk/), bird
(/b'ɜːʳd/), search (/s'ɜːʳtʃ/), third (/θ'ɜːʳd/), firm (/f'ɜːʳm/), fur
(/f'ɜːʳ/), world (/w'ɜːʳld/) |
| /ɪəʳ/ |
dear
(/d'ɪəʳ/), fear (/f'ɪəʳ/), clear /kl'ɪəʳ/, cheer (/tʃ'ɪəʳ/), here (/h'ɪəʳ/),
hear (/h'ɪəʳ/), ear (/'ɪəʳ/), beer (/b'ɪəʳ/) |
| /aɪ/ |
buy
(/b'aɪ/), my (/maɪ/), bye (/b'aɪ/), why (/ʰw'aɪ/), hi (/h'aɪ/), try
(/tr'aɪ/), sign (/s'aɪn/) |
| /ə/ |
ago
(/əɡ'oʊ/), agree (/əɡr'iː/), facility (/fəs'ɪlɪti/), apology (/əp'ɒlədʒi/),
astronomy ( /əstr'ɒnəmi/), about (/əb'aʊt/), above (/əb'ʌv/), ample /'æmpəl/,
temple (/t'empəl/), assemble (/əs'embəl/), aboard (/əb'ɔːʳd/), ajar
(/ədʒ'ɑːʳ/) |
| /əʳ/ |
proper
(/pr'ɒpəʳ/), doctor (/d'ɒktəʳ/), socker (/s'ɒkəʳ/), rocker (/r'ɒkəʳ/),
together (/təɡ'eðəʳ/) |
| /aɪəʳ/ |
hire
(/h'aɪəʳ/), fire (/f'aɪəʳ/), desire (/dɪz'aɪəʳ/), require (/rɪkw'aɪəʳ/), |
| /ʊ/ |
look
(/l'ʊk/), book (/b'ʊk/), took (/t'ʊk/), cook (/k'ʊk/), put (/p'ʊt/), pull
/p'ʊl/, bull (/b'ʊl/) |
| /ʊəʳ/ |
ensure
(/ɪnʃ'ʊəʳ/), tour (/t'ʊəʳ/), sure (
/ʃ'ʊəʳ/), insure (/ɪnʃ'ʊəʳ/) |
| /j'ʊəʳ/ |
cure
(/kj'ʊəʳ/), pure (/pj'ʊəʳ/), procure (/prəkj'ʊəʳ/), secure (/sɪkj'ʊəʳ/),
obscure (/ɒbskj'ʊəʳ/) |
| /aʊəʳ/ |
our
(/aʊəʳ/), hour (/'aʊəʳ/), power (/p'aʊəʳ/), tower (/t'aʊəʳ/), flour
(/fl'aʊəʳ/), shower (/ʃ'aʊəʳ/) |
| /ɔː/ |
saw
(/s'ɔː/), call (/k'ɔːl/), hall (/h'ɔːl/), law (/l'ɔː/), ball (/b'ɔːl/), pause
(/p'ɔːz/), house (/h'ɔːʳs/), board (/b'ɔːʳd/), brought, for, core, wall, war,
raw, course, north (/n'ɔːʳθ/), fought (/f'ɔːt/) |
| /ɔːʳ/ |
nor
(/nɔːʳ/), core (/k'ɔːʳ/), bore (/b'ɔːʳ/), door (/d'ɔːʳ/), shore (/ʃ'ɔːʳ/),
lord (/l'ɔːʳd/), sauce (/s'ɔːs/), source (/s'ɔːʳs/), , short (/ʃ'ɔːʳt/),
hoard (/h'ɔːʳd/), coarse (/k'ɔːʳs/) |
| /aʊ/ |
now
(/n'aʊ/), cow (/k'aʊ/), how (/h'aʊ/), found (/f'aʊnd/), ground (/ɡr'aʊnd/),
wow (/w'aʊ/), owl /'aʊl/ |
| /ɔɪ/ |
toy
(/t'ɔɪ/), boy (/b'ɔɪ/), soy (/s'ɔɪ/), void (/v'ɔɪd/), joy (/dʒ'ɔɪ/), coy
(/k'ɔɪ/) |
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