| 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 |
| b, bb | but, ribbon |
| d, dd | do, ladder |
| g, gg | go, giggle, ghost |
| j | juice, pigeon, message, bridge |
| v, vv | very, savvy, of, have |
| z, zz | zoo, blizzard, jazz, is, his |
| zh | vision, luxury, casual, massage |
| th | this, that, they, there, than, clothe |
| hw | when, where, what, which, wheel |
| w | wet, wine, (when, where, what, which) |
| m, mm | mother, hammer, ham, some |
| n, nn | not, nurse, funny, man, know, knock |
| ng | song, doing, pink |
| y | yes, year, yellow |
| l, ll | let, silly, table, plan, black, club, glad |
| r, rr | road, carry, fry, wrong |
| ər | theater, collar, color |
| yə | union, million, onion, valuable, cellular |
| yū | valuable, evaluate, music, juice |
| p, pp | pen, happy, uphold |
| t, tt* | tell, bet, butter, latter |
| k | key, thick, tech, class |
| ch | chin, match, question, tincture |
| f, ff | fond, differ, graph, physical, laugh, if |
| s, ss | say, lesson, ice, see |
| sh | sheep, cash, tension, mission, nation, she |
| th | thin, both |
| h | hat, her |