English IPA

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What is the sound represented by the IPA symbol 'dʒ'?

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The sound 'dʒ' is the sound in the words 'just' and 'large'.

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What is the sound represented by the IPA symbol 'e'?

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The sound 'e' is the sound in the words 'met' and 'bed'.

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What is the sound represented by the IPA symbol 'aʊ'?

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The sound 'aʊ' is the sound in the words 'now' and 'out'.

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What is the sound represented by the IPA symbol 'r'?

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The sound 'r' is the sound in the words 'red' and 'try'.

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What is the sound represented by the IPA symbol 't'?

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The sound 't' is the sound in the words 'tea' and 'getting'.

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What does IPA stand for?

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IPA stands for International Phonetic Alphabet.

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What is the purpose of the IPA?

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The IPA is used to represent the sounds of spoken language.

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What is a phoneme?

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A phoneme is the smallest unit of sound in a language.

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What is an example of a voiced sound in IPA?

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An example of a voiced sound is 'b', as in 'bat'.

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What is an example of a voiceless sound in IPA?

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An example of a voiceless sound is 'p', as in 'pat'.