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twenty
vowels
seven
short vowels
: /ɪ/ /ʊ/ /ʌ/ /ɒ/ /ə/ /e/ /æ/
five
long vowels
: /iː/ /uː/ /ɑː/ /ɔː/ /ɜː/
eight
diphthongs
(double vowel sounds): /ɪə/ /ʊə/ /aɪ/ /ɔɪ/ /əʊ/ /eə/ /aʊ/ /eɪ/
twenty-four
consonants
eight
voiceless consonants
: /p/ /t/ /tʃ/ /k/ /f/ /θ/ /s/ /ʃ/
eight
voiced consonants
: /b/ /d/ /dʒ/ /g/ /v/ /ð/ /z/ /ʒ/
eight
other consonants
: /m/ /n/ /ŋ/ /h/ /l/ /r/ /w/ /j/
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