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Introduction to Health Science
Pronunciation Guide
Spelling Sounds Like Phonetic Representation Example Phonetic Spellings
a all aw AWL
ä father ah FAH-ther
a (long) age, gate ay AYjh, GAYt
a (schwa) amoeba uh uh-MEE-buh
a (short) hat, map a HAT, MAP
ai (long) fair, hair ay FAYr, HAYr
ai (short) captain a KAP-tan
are care, bare air KAIr, BAIr
au Paul aw PAWl
au luau ow LOO-ow
augh caught aw KAWt
aw crawl aw kRAWl
c (hard) cat, cycle k KAT, SI-kuhl
c (soft) cell, cilia, cycle s sel, SIHL-ee-uh, SI-kuhl
ch child, much ch CHI-ld, MUch
ch chrome k KROHm
ch chef sh shEHf
ci special, precious sh SPESH-uhl, PREH-shuhs
ck suck k sUHk
dge edge j EHj
e entrepreneur ah ahn-truh-pruhn-NUR
é résumé ay REH-zuh-may
e (long) equal ee EE-kwuhl
e (schwa) entrepreneur uh ahn-truh-pruhn-NUR
e (short) let, best eh LEHt, BEHst
ea break ay brAYk
ea plead, flea ee PLEEd, FLEE
ea bread eh brEHd
ear heard, learn er HERd, LERn
eau chateau oh sha-TOH
ed played d pLAYd
ed jagged ehd JAG-ehd
ee need ee NEEd
ei conceive ee kahn-SEEv
eigh weigh ay WAY
er keratin air KAIR-uh-tin
er term er TERm
eu neutral oo NOO-trahl
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