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/eə/ and /eɪ/
hair · hay
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/æ/ /e/ man / men
/æ/ /ʌ/ hat / hut
/æ/ /ɑː/ hat / heart
/ɑː/ /ɒ/ heart / hot
/ɑː/ /ʌ/ heart / hut
/ɑː/ /ɜː/ heart / hurt
/eɪ/ /e/ wait / wet
/eɪ/ /aɪ/ hey / hi
/eə/ /eɪ/ hair / hay
/eə/ /ɪə/ bear / beer
/iː/ /ɪ/ heat / hit
/e/ /ɜː/ head / heard
/e/ /ʌ/ beg / bug
/e/ /ɪ/ bed / bid
/ɜː/ /ɔː/ bird / bored
/ɜː/ /ʌ/ hurt / hut
/ɒ/ /ɔː/ pot / port
/əʊ/ /ɔː/ boat / bought
/əʊ/ /ɒ/ hope / hop
/əʊ/ /aʊ/ hole / howl
/b/ /p/ bear / pear
/b/ /v/ berry / very
/f/ /p/ fast / past
/f/ /v/ fan / van
/v/ /w/ vest / west
/d/ /t/ bad / bat
/g/ /k/ gold / cold
/d/ /dʒ/ dug / jug
/tʃ/ /dʒ/ cheap / jeep
/tʃ/ /ʃ/ chip / ship
/tʃ/ /t/ chin / tin
/dʒ/ /j/ jet / yet
/s/ /ʃ/ sip / ship
/s/ /z/ rice / rise
/s/ /θ/ sing / thing
/t/ /θ/ tin / thin
/θ/ /d/ thorn / dawn
/d/ /ð/ day / they
/ð/ /z/ then / zen
/l/ /r/ light / right
/l/ /n/ light / night
/r/ /w/ right / white
/m/ /n/ might / night
/n/ /ŋ/ thin / thing
/ŋk/ /ŋ/ think / thing
/h/ hair / air
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