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Every English sound, with audio

All 40 sounds of English, grouped the way they are taught. Tap any word to hear it, then record yourself and see which ones need work.

consonant · 24

the 'p' sound (pen)

penparkpeople

the 'b' sound (bed)

bedbookbig

the 't' sound (top)

toptimetake

the 'd' sound (dog)

dogdaydoor

the 'k' sound (cat)

catkeepcar

the 'g' sound (go)

gogoodgame

the 'f' sound (fun)

funfindfour

the 'v' sound (van)

vanveryvisit
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the quiet 'th' sound (think)

thinkthreehealth
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the buzzing 'th' sound (this)

thismotherweather
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the 's' sound (see)

seesitsun

the 'z' sound (zoo)

zooeasysize

the 'sh' sound (she)

sheshopfish

the buzzing 'sh' sound (measure)

usuallymeasurevision

the 'h' sound (hat)

hathelphand

the 'ch' sound (church)

churchcheckteach

the 'j' sound (judge)

jobjunelarge

the 'm' sound (man)

manmoneytime

the 'n' sound (no)

nonamenight

the 'ng' sound (sing)

singlongyoung
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the 'l' sound (love)

lovelooklight
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the 'r' sound (red)

redrunread
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the 'w' sound (we)

weweekwater
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the 'y' sound (yes)

yesyearyoung

vowel · 13

the vowel in 'see'

seeeatneed
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the vowel in 'sit'

sitbiggive
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the vowel in 'say'

saydaywait

the vowel in 'bed'

bedheadhelp

the vowel in 'cat'

cathandhappy
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the vowel in 'father'

fathercarstar

the vowel in 'thought'

talksmallfour

the vowel in 'go'

goknowboat

the vowel in 'put'

putbookgood

the vowel in 'blue'

bluefoodschool

the vowel in 'cup'

cupsunlunch

the quiet vowel in 'about'

aboutagaincamera
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the 'er' vowel (bird, better)

birdworkbetter
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diphthong · 3

the vowel in 'five'

timefivenice

the vowel in 'loud'

nowdownout

the vowel in 'boy'

boypointvoice

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