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b 
like 'b' in "bed"


c 
like 's' in "supper", 'k' in "kid"
d 
like 'd' in "dog"
f 
like 'ph' in "phone"
g 
like 'g' in "go", 'j' in "jello"
h 
like 'h' in "help" (often silent in the UK and other Commonwealth countries)
j 
like 'dg' in "edge"
k 
like 'c' in "cat"
l 
like 'l' in "love"
m 
like 'm' in "mother"
n 
like 'n' in "nice"
ng 
like 'ng' in "fang", but pronounced 'nang' as a standalone word
p 
like 'p' in "pig"
q 
like 'q' in "quest" (with "u", almost always)
r 
like 'r' in "row", like 'r' in "feather" (often silent in the UK and other Commonwealth countries at end of word)
s 
like 'ss' in "hiss", like 'z' in "haze"
t 
like 't' in "top"
v 
like 'v' in "victory"
w 
like 'w' in "weight"
x 
like 'cks' in "kicks", like 'z' in "haze" (at beginning of a word)
y 
like 'y' in "yes", like 'ie' in "pie", like 'ee' in "flee"
z 
like 'z' in "haze"

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