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'''ê●e''': '''Pêter scêne êven fêver mêter''' ''BrE machine'' '''complête compête | '''ê●e''': '''Pêter scêne êven fêver mêter''' ''BrE machine'' '''complête compête | ||
'''êi''': after '''c''': '''percêive recêive recêipt''' (-êit) '''concêit concêive cêiling''' | '''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 | ||
Revision as of 13:26, 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 BrE machine 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 Lỳón Lỳse Mervỳna
êỳ: unstressed: nôsey pôsey láckey jóckey balôney álley Hàrvey
êo: pêople