Pronunciation table

These are the pronunciation symbols used in Top Notch 2.

Vowels

Consonants

Symbol

Key Words

Symbol

Key Words

Symbol

Key Words

beat, feed
bit, did
date, paid
bet, bed
bat, bad
box, odd, father
bought, dog
boat, road
book, good
boot, food, flu
but, mud, mother
banana, among
shirt, murder
bite, cry, buy, eye
about, how
voice, boy
deer
bare
bar
door
tour

pack, happy
back, rubber
tie
die
came, key, quick
game, guest
church, nature, watch
judge, general, major
fan, photograph
van
thing, breath
then, breathe
sip, city, psychology
butter, bottle
button

z



h
m
n

w
l
r
y

zip, please, goes

ship, machine, station,
special, discussion
measure, vision
hot, who
men
sun, know, pneumonia
sung, ringing
wet, white
light, long
right, wrong
yes

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r

r

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r

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