The 44 English vowel & consonant sounds
----------------------------and some of their variant spellings

44 English phonemes

Some variant spellings

Phonemes

As in

Grapheme(s)

Also in

Position

01

pit

i E
i o
e ey
y ui
a
ai
ia ie
ei

ill English
tin women
pretty Ceylon
myth build
baggage bargain
marriage sieve
counterfeit

(initial)
(medial)

02

pet

e a
ae
e a
ea ai ay
ie u

end any
aesthetic
ten many
dead said says
friend bury

(initial)

(medial)

03

pat

a
a

add
sad

(initial)
(medial)

04

pot

o
o

on
not

(initial)
(medial)

05

luck

u
u o ou

up
nut love enough

(initial)
(medial)

06

good

first

second

third

07

ago

first

second

third

08

meat

first

second

third

09

car

first

second

third

10

door

first

second

third

11

girl

first

second

third

12

too

first

second

third

13

day

first

second

third

14

sky

first

second

third

15

boy

first

second

third

16

beer

first

second

third

17

bear

first

second

third

18

tour

first

second

third

19

go

first

second

third

20

cow

first

second

third

21

 pit

p
p pe

pin
hip hope

(initial)
(final)

22

 bit

first

second

third

23

 time

t
t te

tin
pit rate

(initial)
(final)

24

 door

first

second

third

25

 cat

k c
ck ke

kid can
back bike

(initial)
(final)

26

 get

first

second

third

27

 fan

first

second

third

28

 van

first

second

third

29

think

first

second

third

30

that

first

second

third

31

 send

first

second

third

32

 zip

first

second

third

33

 man

first

second

third

34

 nice

first

second

third

35

ring

first

second

third

36

leg

first

second

third

37

rat

first

second

third

38

 wet

first

second

third

39

 hat

first

second

third

40

yet

first

second

third

41

 shop

first

second

third

42

leisure

first

second

third

43

 chop

first

second

third

44

jump

first

second

third