| ə | about, item, button, useful, April, woman |
| a | at, apple, add, pad, laugh, half, salmon |
| aa | father, palm |
| ā | day, date, rail, obey, eight, rein, sleight |
| e | egg, pen, export, any, (+r: air, heir, care, bear) |
| ē | eel, key, library, bean, ski, machine, caffeine, (+r: ear, year, near) |
| i | it, English, express, women, direct, system |
| ī | ice, sky, pie, light, height, type, sleight, direct |
| o | odd, hot, what, pod, wander |
| ō | open, boat, note, bowl, though |
| aw | golf, ought, saw, tall, caught, auto, boss, thought |
| u | up, oven, touch, wonder, enough, rough |
| ū | school, rule, suit, soup, chew, through, fruit |
| ʊ | good, wool, cook, woman, should |
| ow | owl, out, sound, cow, crowd |
| oy | oil, oyster, boy, moist |
| aar | car, arm, large, hard, guard, sergeant |
| awr | court, corn, warm, door, sword |
| ur | urge, earn, word, world, bird, thorough, herb |