| Sound | Example |
| AA | odd |
| AE | at |
| AH | hut |
| AO | ought |
| AW | cow |
| AY | hide |
| B | be |
| CH | cheese |
| D | dee |
| DH | thee |
| EH | Ed |
| ER | hurt |
| EY | ate |
| F | fee |
| G | green |
| HH | he |
| IH | it |
| IY | eat |
| JH | gee |
| K | key |
| L | lee |
| M | me |
| N | knee |
| NG | ping |
| OW | oat |
| OY | toy |
| P | pee |
| R | read |
| S | sea |
| SH | she |
| T | tea |
| TH | theta |
| UH | hood |
| UW | two |
| V | vee |
| W | we |
| Y | yield |
| Z | zee |
| ZH | seizure |
| The numbers show what vowel sounds to stress | |
| 0 | No stress |
| 1 | Primary stress |
| 2 | Secondary stress |
Pronunciation using North American English
Homophones sound alike but have different spellings and meanings.
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