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Letters

Letter	Pronunciation	Comments
A a	/eɪ/, /æ/, /æː/, /ʌ/, /ɑː/, /ɒ/, /a/, /aː/, /ə/
B b	/b/
C c	/k/, /s/	/k/ after a, o, u and /s/ after e, i.
D d	/d/
E e	/iː/, /ɛ/, /ə/, /e/
F f	/f/
G g	/g/, /dʒ/	/g/ after a, o, u and /dʒ/ after e, i.
H h	/h/
I i	/aɪ/
J j	/dʒ/
K k	/k/
L l	/l/
M m	/m/
N n	/n/
O o
P p	/p/
Q q
R r	/ɹ/	/r/ is commonly used when talking about English only.
S s	/s/
T t	/t/
U u
V v	/v/
W w	/w/
X x	/ks/
Y y
Z z	/z/

English is a highly dialectal language. Throughout the dialects, there is a single alphabet, although variations in spelling - particularly between BrE and AmE.

Vowel Differences

Below is an overview of the differences in pronunciation across the most common regional dialects of English. This table was taken from Wikipedia and altered. The table uses IPA and Shows the variations between AuE (Australian English), CaE (Canadian English), MA (Mountain American), GA (General American), IrE (Irish English), NZE (New Zealand English), RP (Received Pronunciation - England), ScE (Scottish English), SAE (South African English) and WaE (Welsh English).

Vowel table using IPA

Pan- English	AuE	CaE	MA	GA	IrE	NZE	RP	ScE	SAE	WaE	Lexical set	Examples
IPA: English Vowels
æ	æ, æː	æ	æ	æ, eə	ɑ/æ	ɛ	æ	a	æ	a	TRAP	lad, bad, cat
ɑː	aː	ɑ/ɒ	aː	ɑ	ɑː	ɐː	ɑː			aː	PALM	father
ɒ	ɔ		ɑ		ɑ	ɒ	ɒ	ɔ	ɔ	ɒ	LOT	not, wasp
ɔː	oː		ɑ, ɶ	ɔ	ɔː	oː	ɔː		oː	ɒː	THOUGHT	law, caught, all, halt, talk
ə	ə	ə	ə	ə		ɘ	ə	ə	ə	ə	COMMA	about
ɨ		ɨ	ɪ/ɛ	ɨ			ɪ	ɨ		ɨ		spotted
ɪ	ɪ	ɪ	ɪ	ɪ	ɪ		ɪ	ɪ	ɪ, ə	ɪ	KIT	sit
i	i	i	i	i		i	i	i	iˑ	iː	HAPPY	city
iː	iː				iː	iː	iː		iː		FLEECE	see
					eː							meat
eɪ	æɪ	eɪ/e	eɪ/e	eɪ		æe	eɪ	e	eɪ	eː	FACE	date
										ei		day, pain, whey, rein
ɛ	e	ɛ	ɛ	ɛ	ɛ	e	ɛ	ɛ	e	ɛ	DRESS	bed
ɜr	ɜː(ɹ)	ɝ/ɹ̩	ɝ/ɹ̩	ɝ/ɹ̩	ʌɾ	ɵː(ɹ)	ɜː(ɹ)	ʌɾ	øː(ɹ)	ɜː(ɾ)	NURSE	burn
					ɛɾ			ɛɾ				herd, earth
					ɪɾ			ɪɾ				bird
ər	ə(ɹ)	ɚ/ɹ̩	ɚ/ɹ̩	ɚ/ɹ̩		ɘ(ɹ)	ə(ɹ)	əɾ	ə(ɹ)	ə(ɾ)	LETTER	winner
ʌ	a	ʌ	ʌ	ʌ	ɔ, ʊ	ɐ	ʌ	ʌ	ɐ	ɜ	STRUT	run, won, flood
ʊ	ʊ	ʊ	ʊ	ʊ		ʊ	ʊ	ʉ	ʊ	ʊ	FOOT	put
					uː							hood
uː	ʉː	u	u	u		ʉː	uː		ʉː	uː	GOOSE	through, you
										ɪu		threw, yew
juː	jʉː	(j)u	(j)u	(j)u	juː	jʉː	juː	jʉ				cute, dew, ewe
aɪ	ɑe	aɪ	aɪ	aɪ, ʌi	ɔɪ	ɑe	aɪ	aɪ	aː	ai	PRICE	my, wise, high
ɔɪ	oɪ	ɔɪ	ɔɪ	ɔɪ		oe	ɔɪ	oi	ɔɪ	ɒi	CHOICE	boy, hoist
oʊ	əʉ	oʊ/o	o:, oʊ	oʊ	oː	ɐʉ	əʊ	o	œʉ	oː	GOAT	no, toe, soap
			o:, oʊ, ɔ:							ou		tow, soul, roll, cold, folk
aʊ	æɔ	aʊ, ʌu	aʊ/æo	aʊ		æo	aʊ	aʊ	ɑː	au	MOUTH	now, trout
ɑr	aː(ɹ)	ɑɹ	ɑɹ	ɑɹ		ɐː(ɹ)	ɑː(ɹ)	aɾ		aː(ɾ)	START	arm, car
ɪər	ɪə(ɹ)	ɪɹ	ɪɹ/iɹ/iəɹ	ɪɹ		ɪə(ɹ)	ɪə(ɹ)	iɾ	ɪə(ɹ)	ɪə(ɾ)	NEAR	deer, here
ɛər	eː(ɹ)	ɛɹ	ɛɹ	ɛɹ		eə(ɹ)	eə(ɹ)	eɾ	ɛː(ɹ)	ɛː(ɾ)	SQUARE	mare, there, bear
ɔr	oː(ɹ)	ɔɹ	ɔɹ	ɔɹ	ɑɾ	oː(ɹ)	ɔː(ɹ)	ɔɾ		ɒː(ɾ)	NORTH	sort, warm
ɔər				oɹ, ɔɹ	oːɾ			oɾ		oː(ɾ)	FORCE	tore, boar, port
ʊər	ʊə(ɹ), ʉːə(ɹ)	ʊɹ		ʊɹ		ʊɐ(ɹ), ʉːɐ(ɹ)	ʊə(ɹ)	uɾ		ʊə(ɾ)	CURE	tour, moor
jʊər	jʊə(ɹ), jʉːə(ɹ)	jʊɹ, jɝ	jʊɹ, jɝ	jʊɹ, jɝ		jʊɐ(ɹ), jʉːɐ(ɹ)	jʊə(ɹ), jɔ:(ɹ)	juɾ		ɪʊə(ɾ)	CURE	pure, Europe
Pan- English	AuE	CaE	MA	GA	IrE	NZE	RP	ScE	SAE	WaE	Lexical set	Examples

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