Editing English orthography (section)

=== Combinations of vowel letters excluding those followed by ⟨r⟩ ===
To reduce dialectal difficulties, the sound values given here correspond to the conventions at [[Help:IPA/English]]. This table includes {{vr|h, w, y}} when they represent vowel sounds. If no information is given, it is assumed that the vowel is in a stressed syllable.

Deriving the pronunciation of an English word from its spelling requires not only a careful knowledge of the rules given below (many of which are not explicitly known even by native speakers: speakers merely learn the spelling of a word along with its pronunciation) and their many exceptions, but also:

* a knowledge of which syllables are stressed and which are unstressed (not derivable from the spelling: compare ''hallow'' and ''allow'')
* which combinations of vowels represent monosyllables and which represent disyllables (ditto: compare ''waive'' and ''naive'', ''creature'' and ''creator'')

The pronunciation of vowel letters when followed by {{angbr|r}} is covered in a separate table [[#Combinations of vowel letters and ⟨r⟩|below]].
{| class="wikitable sortable"
! colspan="3" | Spelling || Major value<br />([[Help:IPA/English|IPA]]) || Examples of major value || Minor<br /> values || Examples of minor value || Exceptions
|-
| rowspan="12" | '''a'''
| colspan="2" rowspan="2" |in closed syllables
* before multiple consonants
* final vowel in word
| rowspan="2" | {{IPAc-en|æ}}
| rowspan="2" | h'''a'''tchet, b'''a'''nner, t'''a'''lly<br />acrob'''a'''t, c'''a'''t
| {{IPAc-en|eɪ}}
| '''a'''ncient, ch'''a'''mber, p'''a'''stry,<br />b'''a'''ss
| rowspan="2" | {{plainlist|
* {{IPAc-en|ɒ}} y'''a'''cht, restaur'''a'''nt
* {{IPAc-en|ɛ}} c'''a'''tch {{small|(GA)}}
* {{IPAc-en|ʌ}} '''a'''psaras
* ∅ forec'''a'''stle
}}
|-
| {{IPAc-en|ɑː}} {{small|(RP)}}, {{IPAc-en|æ}} {{small|(GA)}}
| '''a'''ft, '''a'''sk, d'''a'''nce, p'''a'''st
|-
| colspan="2" |
*followed by 2+ unstressed syllables
* next syllable contains {{nowrap|{{IPAc-en|ɪ|,_|ə}}}}
|{{IPAc-en|æ}}
|n'''a'''tional, c'''a'''mera, re'''a'''lity<br />'''a'''cid, gr'''a'''nite, p'''a'''lace
|{{IPAc-en|eɪ}}
|n'''a'''tionhood, sc'''a'''thingly<br />b'''a'''sis, aph'''a'''sic
|∅ sars'''a'''parilla
|-
| colspan="2" rowspan="2" |in open syllables or before cons. + {{vr|e}}
* before single consonant
* before heterosyllabic vowel
| rowspan="2" | {{IPAc-en|eɪ}}
| rowspan="2" | '''a'''che, g'''a'''ve,<br />op'''a'''que, s'''a'''vor, st'''a'''tus<br />t'''a'''ble, h'''a'''tred, '''A'''pril<br />ch'''a'''os, '''a'''orta, mos'''a'''ic
| {{IPAc-en|æ}}|| h'''a'''ve, pl'''a'''que, m'''a'''nor, st'''a'''tue<br />m'''a'''cle, s'''a'''crifice, the'''a'''trical
| rowspan="2" | {{IPAc-en|ɛ}} m'''a'''ny, '''a'''ny, '''a'''te&nbsp;{{small|(RP)}} <br />{{IPAc-en|aɪ}} n'''a'''ive (also with {{IPAc-en|ɑː}}) <br />{{IPAc-en|ʌ}} s'''a'''ti
|-
| {{IPAc-en|ɑː}}|| deb'''a'''cle<br />g'''a'''la, l'''a'''va, sl'''a'''lom, son'''a'''ta
|-
| colspan="2" rowspan="2" |before final -{{vr|nge, ste}}
| rowspan="2" |{{IPAc-en|eɪ}}
| rowspan="2" |r'''a'''nge, exch'''a'''nge, h'''a'''ste
|{{IPAc-en|æ}}
|fl'''a'''nge, c'''a'''ste&nbsp;{{small|(GA)}}
| rowspan="2" |
|-
|{{IPAc-en|ɑː}}
|mel'''a'''nge
|-
| colspan="2" |after {{IPAc-en|w}} except before {{IPAc-en|k|,_|g|,_|ŋ}}
* closed syllables
| {{nowrap|{{IPAc-en|ɒ}}}}|| w'''a'''nt, w'''a'''tch, <br /> sw'''a'''mp, sw'''a'''stika, w'''a'''llet || {{nowrap|{{IPAc-en|ɒ}} {{small|(RP)}}, {{IPAc-en|ɔː}} {{small|(GA)}}}}<br />{{IPAc-en|ɔː}}<br />{{IPAc-en|eɪ}} || squ'''a'''sh, w'''a'''sp, w'''a'''sh<br />w'''a'''ll, w'''a'''lnut, w'''a'''lrus<br />w'''a'''stage || rowspan="2" | {{IPAc-en|ɑː}} qu'''a'''lm (also {{IPAc-en|ɔː}}), su'''a'''ve, sw'''a'''mi<br />{{IPAc-en|æ}} sw'''a'''m, aqu'''a'''tic&nbsp;{{small|(RP)}}<br />{{IPAc-en|ʌ}} w'''a'''s&nbsp;{{small|(GA)}}, wh'''a'''t&nbsp;{{small|(GA)}}
|-
| colspan="2" |after {{IPAc-en|w}} except before {{IPAc-en|k|,_|g|,_|ŋ}}
* open syllables
|{{IPAc-en|eɪ}}
|persu'''a'''de, sw'''a'''the
| {{nowrap |{{IPAc-en|ɒ}}}}<br />{{IPAc-en|ɔː}}
|qu'''a'''lity<br />w'''a'''ter
|-
| colspan="2" |word-final || {{IPAc-en|ɑː}}|| br'''a''', cha-ch'''a''', schw'''a''', sp'''a'''|| || ||
|-
| rowspan="2" |unstressed
| in -{{vr|ace, age, ase, ate}}<br />(except verbs) || {{IPAc-en|ɪ|,_|ə}} || pal'''a'''ce, dam'''a'''ge, for'''a'''ge, garb'''a'''ge, pir'''a'''te, priv'''a'''te || {{IPAc-en|ɑː}} <br /> {{IPAc-en|ɪ}}
| <small>RP:</small> gar'''a'''ge, barr'''a'''ge <br />chocol'''a'''te, purch'''a'''se, sol'''a'''ce
| {{IPAc-en|eɪ}} ramp'''a'''ge, prim'''a'''te
|-
| elsewhere || {{IPAc-en|ə}} || '''a'''bout, '''a'''n, sal'''a'''ry, wom'''a'''n, <br />bl'''a'''ncmange, oper'''a''', vi'''a'''|| {{IPAc-en|ə}} to ∅<br />{{IPAc-en|eɪ}}<br />{{IPAc-en|æ}}<br /> {{IPAc-en|ɑː}} {{small|(RP)}}, {{IPAc-en|æ}} {{small|(GA)}} ||artistic'''a'''lly, ordin'''a'''ry, necess'''a'''ry <br />prob'''a'''te, fol'''a'''te, kin'''a'''se<br/>anor'''a'''k, rect'''a'''ngle, '''a'''bscond<br/>contr'''a'''st {{small|(n)}}, flabberg'''a'''st, reprim'''a'''nd || {{IPAc-en|i}} kar'''a'''oke, bologn'''a'''&nbsp;{{small|(GA)}}<br />{{IPAc-en|æ}} '''A'''ssam<br />{{IPAc-en|ʌ}} ch'''a'''prassi
|-
| colspan="3" | '''aa''', '''ah'''|| {{IPAc-en|ɑː}} || b'''aa''', n'''aa'''n, bl'''ah''' ||{{IPAc-en|ə}}|| Is'''aa'''c, bar mitzv'''ah'''|| {{IPAc-en|eɪ}} Qu'''aa'''lude
|-
| colspan="3" | '''ae'''|| {{IPAc-en|iː}} || encyclop'''ae'''dia, p'''ae'''diatrician, C'''ae'''sar || {{IPAc-en|ɛ}} || '''ae'''sthetic || {{IPAc-en|eɪ}} regg'''ae''', sund'''ae''', G'''ae'''l<br />{{IPAc-en|ə}} Mich'''ae'''l, polk'''ae'''d<br />{{IPAc-en|aɪ}} m'''ae'''stro<br />{{IPAc-en|aɪ|.|ɛ}} p'''ae'''lla<br />{{IPAc-en|æ}} Scottish G'''ae'''lic<!-- According to 'The Chambers Dictionary,' this pronunciation is the usual when referring to the language of Scotland -->
|-
| rowspan="2" | '''ai'''
| colspan="2" |stressed|| {{IPAc-en|eɪ}} || d'''ai'''sy, l'''ai'''d, p'''ai'''sley, reg'''ai'''n, w'''ai'''f
|| {{IPAc-en|aɪ}}<br />{{IPAc-en|ɛ}}<br />{{IPAc-en|eɪ|.|ɪ}}|| '''ai'''sle, bons'''ai''', d'''ai'''mon, kr'''ai'''t<br />s'''ai'''d, ag'''ai'''n, ag'''ai'''nst<br />d'''ai'''s, l'''ai'''c, mos'''ai'''c, pap'''ai'''n
|| {{IPAc-en|æ}} pl'''ai'''d, pl'''ai'''ted, d'''ai'''quiri<br />{{IPAc-en|aɪ|ˈ|iː}} n'''ai'''f, c'''ai'''que<br />{{IPAc-en|i|.|ɪ}} arch'''ai'''sm&nbsp;{{small|(RP)}}
|-
| colspan="2" |unstressed|| {{IPAc-en|ɪ|,_|ə}} || barg'''ai'''n, mount'''ai'''n, portr'''ai'''t || {{IPAc-en|ə}} || cert'''ai'''n, coxsw'''ai'''n, sprits'''ai'''l ||
|-
<!-- all pronunciations are really exceptions -->| colspan="3" |'''ao''' || {{IPAc-en|aʊ}} || mano'''ao''', mi'''ao'''w, M'''ao'''ism, cac'''ao'''&nbsp;{{small|(GA)}}
|| {{IPAc-en|eɪ}} <br />{{IPAc-en|eɪ|.|ɒ}} <br />{{IPAc-en|eɪ|.|ə}} <br />{{IPAc-en|i|ˈ|oʊ}}<br />{{IPAc-en|ɑː|oʊ}}|| g'''ao'''l<br />k'''ao'''n, ch'''ao'''s<br />k'''ao'''lin<br />kar'''ao'''ke<br />b'''ao'''bab
|
|-
| colspan="3" | '''au''' || {{IPAc-en|ɔː}} || c'''au'''se, fr'''au'''d, h'''au'''l, s'''au'''ce, sl'''au'''ghter
|| {{IPAc-en|ɒ}}<br />{{nowrap|{{IPAc-en|ɑː}} {{small|(RP)}}, {{IPAc-en|æ}} {{small|(GA)}}}}<br />{{IPAc-en|aʊ}}<br />{{IPAc-en|oʊ}}|| bec'''au'''se&nbsp;{{small|(RP)}}, s'''au'''sage&nbsp;{{small|(RP)}}, leprech'''au'''n&nbsp;{{small|(GA)}}<br />'''au'''nt, dr'''au'''ght, l'''au'''ghter <br />deg'''au'''ss, gr'''au'''pel, tr'''au'''ma&nbsp;{{small|(GA)}}<br />ch'''au'''ffeur, g'''au'''che, m'''au'''ve
||{{IPAc-en|eɪ}} g'''au'''ge<br />{{IPAc-en|ʌ}} bec'''au'''se&nbsp;{{small|(GA)}}<br />{{IPAc-en|ə}} meersch'''au'''m<br />∅ rest'''au'''rant
|-
| colspan="3" | '''aw''' || {{IPAc-en|ɔː}} || '''aw'''ed, fl'''aw''', h'''aw'''k, t'''aw'''ny || || || {{IPAc-en|aʊ}} M'''aw'''lid
|-
| colspan="3" | '''ay''' || {{IPAc-en|eɪ}} || b'''ay'''onet, ess'''ay'''s, gr'''ay'''er, h'''ay'''ride
|| {{IPAc-en|aɪ}}<br />{{IPAc-en|ɛ}} || '''ay'''e, b'''ay'''ou, k'''ay'''ak, pap'''ay'''a <br />m'''ay'''or, pr'''ay'''er, s'''ay'''s
|| {{IPAc-en|iː}} c'''ay''', qu'''ay''', parl'''ay''' <br />{{IPAc-en|ə|j}} g'''ay'''al
|-
| rowspan="7" |'''e'''
| colspan="2" |in closed syllables
* before multiple consonants
* final vowel in word
|{{IPAc-en|ɛ}}
|p'''e'''tty, l'''e'''thargy, tr'''e'''bleg'''e'''t, watersh'''e'''d
|{{IPAc-en|iː}}
|ax'''e'''s (plural of ''axis'')
| rowspan="2" |{{IPAc-en|ɪ}} pr'''e'''tty, '''E'''nglish<br />{{IPAc-en|ɒ}} '''e'''nnui, '''e'''ntourage, g'''e'''nre<br />{{IPAc-en|eɪ}} '''e'''h<br />{{IPAc-en|ʌ}} f'''e'''ng shui
|-
| colspan="2" |
*bef. 2+ unstressed syllables
* next syllable contains {{IPAc-en|ɪ}}
|{{IPAc-en|ɛ}}
|l'''e'''gacy, '''e'''legant, d'''e'''licate, m'''e'''tric, cr'''e'''vice, '''e'''pic
|{{IPAc-en|iː}}
|l'''e'''thal, r'''e'''flex, St'''e'''phen, fec'''e'''s, l'''e'''gally,<br /> d'''e'''vious, pr'''e'''mium, '''e'''vil, sc'''e'''nic, strat'''e'''gic
|-
| colspan="2" rowspan="2" | in open syllables
* before single consonant
* before cons. + {{vr|r}} + vowel<!-- besides Keble, a proper name, there are no common words to follow the "rule" that ending with e+cons.+le should be pronounced /iː/ "Treble" is common, but an "exception". -->
* final, only vowel in word
<!-- * final, Greek loans (form of an unstressed {{vr|e}}, moved to below-->
* before heterosyllabic vowel
| rowspan="2" | {{IPAc-en|iː}} || rowspan="2" | '''e'''ven, d'''e'''mon, f'''e'''tal, r'''e'''combine <br />m'''e'''tre, s'''e'''cret, '''e'''gret, secr'''e'''tion<br />b'''e''', sh'''e'''<br />mus'''e'''um, n'''e'''on, th'''e'''ater&nbsp;{{small|(GA)}} || {{IPAc-en|ɛ}} || '''e'''ver, l'''e'''mon, p'''e'''tal, r'''e'''collect <br />p'''e'''trol, d'''e'''bris&nbsp;{{small|(RP)}}, discr'''e'''tion || {{IPAc-en|eɪ}} cr'''e'''pe, su'''e'''de, ukul'''e'''le
|-
| {{IPAc-en|eɪ}} || abb'''e''', caf'''e'''&nbsp;{{small|(GA)}}, saut'''e''', s'''e'''ance, rod'''e'''o, d'''e'''ity &nbsp;{{small|(RP)}} || {{IPAc-en|ɛ}} y'''e'''ah&nbsp;{{small|(GA)}}
|-
| rowspan="3" |unstressed
| word-final || ∅ || {{Not a typo|disciplin}}'''e''', recit'''e'''s, smil'''e''', limitroph'''e'''|| {{IPAc-en|iː}} || recip'''e'''s, simil'''e''', apostroph'''e''', del'''e'''d || {{IPAc-en|eɪ}} latt'''e''', mor'''e'''s, proteg'''e'''<br /> {{IPAc-en|ɛ}} zanz'''e'''
|-
| before heterosyllabic vowel || {{IPAc-en|i}} || cr'''e'''ate, ar'''e'''a, ath'''e'''ism, vid'''e'''o || {{IPAc-en|eɪ}} || fid'''e'''ism, r'''e'''alpolitik ||
|-
| elsewhere || {{IPAc-en|ɪ|,_|ə}} || mark'''e'''t, tick'''e'''t, hon'''e'''st, coll'''e'''ge,<br />box'''e'''s, perf'''e'''ct, '''e'''xpress, b'''e'''lieve || {{IPAc-en|ə}} || tak'''e'''n, dec'''e'''ncy, mom'''e'''nt || {{IPAc-en|ɛ}} cont'''e'''st, alphab'''e'''t, princ'''e'''ss
|-
| rowspan="2" |'''ea'''
| colspan="2" |in closed syllables
*before multiple consonants
|{{IPAc-en|ɛ}}
|dr'''ea'''mt, cl'''ea'''nse, w'''ea'''lth
|{{IPAc-en|iː}}<br/>{{IPAc-en|i|ə}}
|f'''ea'''st, y'''ea'''st<br />r'''ea'''lty, f'''ea'''lty
|{{IPAc-en|ɔː}} '''ea'''lderman<br />{{IPAc-en|æ}} pol'''ea'''x<br />{{IPAc-en|eɪ|.|ɑː}} s'''ea'''nce
|-
| colspan="2" |in open syllables
* before single consonant
* before cons. + {{vr|r}} + vowel<!--besides Keble, a proper name, there are no common words to follow the "rule" that ending with {{vr|e}} + cons. + le should be pronounced /iː/ "Treble" is common, but an "exception".-->
* final, only vowel in word
* before heterosyllabic vowel
|{{IPAc-en|iː}}
|r'''ea'''d (infinitive), l'''ea'''f, z'''ea'''l, dr'''ea'''ms, cl'''ea'''ns
|{{IPAc-en|ɛ}}<br />{{IPAc-en|eɪ}}<br />{{IPAc-en|ə}}<br />{{IPAc-en|iː|ə|,_|ɪə}}<br />{{IPAc-en|ɪə}}<br />{{IPAc-en|iː|ə}}<br />{{IPAc-en|iː|.|eɪ}}
|r'''ea'''d (past simple), d'''ea'''f, z'''ea'''lot<br />br'''ea'''k, gr'''ea'''t, '''ea'''gre, y'''ea'''<br />hydrang'''ea''', lik'''ea'''ble, oc'''ea'''n<br />id'''ea'''l, r'''ea'''l, cer'''ea'''l<br />id'''ea'''<br />ur'''ea''', laur'''ea'''te<br />cr'''ea'''ting, prot'''ea'''se, r'''ea'''gent
|{{IPAc-en|ɑː}} org'''ea'''t <br />{{IPA|/ɛə/}} y'''ea'''h {{small|(RP)}}<br />{{IPAc-en|æ}} wher'''ea'''s <br />{{IPAc-en|iː|æ}} cav'''ea'''t <br />{{IPAc-en|ɪ}} mil'''ea'''ge <br />{{IPAc-en|iː|.|ɪ}} lin'''ea'''ge <br />{{IPAc-en|iː|æ}} b'''ea'''tify, r'''ea'''lity<br />{{IPAc-en|eɪ|ˈ|ɑː}} r'''ea'''l
|-
| colspan="3" | '''eau''' || {{IPAc-en|oʊ}} || bur'''eau''', plat'''eau''', tabl'''eau''' || {{IPAc-en|juː}} || b'''eau'''ty || {{IPAc-en|ɒ}} bur'''eau'''cracy<br />{{IPAc-en|ə}} bur'''eau'''crat
|-
| colspan="3" | '''ee''' || {{IPAc-en|iː}} || b'''ee''', br'''ee'''ch, f'''ee'''d, train'''ee''' || {{IPAc-en|ɪ}} || br'''ee'''ches, b'''ee'''n&nbsp;{{small|(GA)}}|| {{IPAc-en|eɪ}} matin'''ee''', fianc'''ee'''s, n'''ee'''<br />{{IPAc-en|i}} bung'''ee''', coff'''ee'''<br />{{IPAc-en|iː|.|ə}} fr'''ee'''st, w'''ee'''st<br />{{IPAc-en|iː|.|ɛ}} r'''ee'''cho, {{IPAc-en|iː|.|ɪ}} r'''ee'''lect<br />{{IPAc-en|ɛ}} thr'''ee'''pence (also {{IPAc-en|ɪ}} or {{IPAc-en|ʌ}})<!-- Longman has /ɛ/ as main pronunciation-->
|-
| colspan="3" |'''eh'''
|{{IPAc-en|eɪ}}
|'''eh''', pr'''eh'''nite, temp'''eh'''
|{{IPAc-en|ɛə}}
|y'''eh'''
|{{IPAc-en|ɛ}} f'''eh''' {{IPAc-en|ə}}, keffiy'''eh'''
|-
| rowspan="4" | '''ei''', '''ey'''
| colspan="2" |usually|| {{IPAc-en|eɪ}} || v'''ei'''l, w'''ei'''ght, h'''ei'''nous, ob'''ey''' || {{IPAc-en|iː}}<br />{{IPAc-en|aɪ}}<br />{{IPAc-en|iː|.|ɪ}}|| caff'''ein'''e, s'''ei'''ze, k'''ey''', g'''ey'''ser<br />'''ei'''ther, h'''ei'''ght, h'''ei'''st, h'''ei'''nie, '''ey'''e<br />alb'''ei'''t, b'''ei'''ng, cyst'''ei'''ne, d'''ei'''st || {{IPAc-en|ɛ}} h'''ei'''fer, l'''ei'''sure, s'''ei'''gneur<br />{{IPAc-en|æ}} rev'''ei'''lle<!-- /r|əˈvæ|li/ !-->, ser'''ei'''n<br />{{IPAc-en|eɪ|.|ɪ}} fid'''ei'''st, {{IPAc-en|i|ˈ|aɪ}} d'''ei'''ce
|-
| colspan="2" |after {{vr|c}} || {{IPAc-en|iː}} || dec'''ei'''ve, c'''ei'''ling, conc'''ei'''t || || || {{IPAc-en|æ}} c'''ei'''nture, enc'''ei'''nte<br />{{IPAc-en|eɪ|.|ɪ}} glac'''ei'''ng, {{IPAc-en|iː|.|ɪ}} haecc'''ei'''ty
|-
| rowspan="2" |unstressed
| word-final || {{IPAc-en|i}}<br />{{IPAc-en|iː}} || monk'''ey''', voll'''ey''', curts'''ey''', jers'''ey''' || || || {{IPAc-en|eɪ}} surv'''ey''' (n)
|-
| elsewhere|| {{IPAc-en|ɪ|,_|ə}} || for'''ei'''gn, counterf'''ei'''t, forf'''ei'''t || {{IPAc-en|ə}}<br />|| mull'''ei'''n, vill'''ei'''n<br />|| {{IPAc-en|ɪ}} ag'''ei'''st, her'''ei'''n, ogr'''ei'''sh
|-
| '''eo'''
| colspan="2" |usually bisyllabic|| {{IPAc-en|iː|.|ɒ}} <br />{{IPAc-en|iː|.|oʊ}} <br />{{IPAc-en|iː|ə}} || '''eo'''n, g'''eo'''logy, r'''eo'''ffer, tel'''eo'''st<br />cr'''eo'''le, g'''eo'''de, l'''eo'''nine, vid'''eo'''<br />gall'''eo'''n, l'''eo'''tard, p'''eo'''n, th'''eo'''ry || {{IPAc-en|ɛ}}<br />{{IPAc-en|iː}}<br />{{IPAc-en|ə}} || f'''eo'''ffee, j'''eo'''pardy, l'''eo'''pard<br />f'''eo'''ff, p'''eo'''ple <br />lunch'''eo'''n, pig'''eo'''n, embrac'''eo'''r ||{{IPAc-en|oʊ}} y'''eo'''man, {{IPAc-en|ɛə}} c'''eo'''rl <br />{{IPAc-en|juː}} f'''eo'''dary, {{IPAc-en|uː|i}} g'''eo'''duck<br />{{IPAc-en|eɪ|oʊ}} rod'''eo''', t'''eo'''sinte<br />{{IPAc-en|ɒ}} ther'''eo'''n<br />{{IPAc-en|ʌ}} wher'''eo'''f<br />{{IPAc-en|w|ʌ}} som'''eo'''ne
|-
| rowspan="2" | '''eu,''' '''ew''' '''(ieu,''' '''iew)'''
| colspan="2" |usually|| {{IPAc-en|juː}} || d'''eu'''ce, f'''eu'''dal, qu'''eu'''e, <br />d'''ew''', '''ewe''', vi'''ew'''|| {{IPAc-en|ɜː}}<br />{{IPAc-en|iː|ə}} || berc'''eu'''se, dans'''eu'''se<br />mus'''eu'''m || {{IPAc-en|oʊ}} s'''ew'''<br />∅ faut'''eu'''il
|-
| colspan="2" |after {{IPAc-en|r|,_|ʃ|,_|ʒ|,_|dʒ|,|l}}|| {{IPAc-en|uː}} || rh'''eu'''matism, sl'''eu'''th, j'''ew'''el, bl'''ew''', l'''eu'''kemia, l'''ew'''d, li'''eu'''|| {{IPAc-en|iː|ə}} || nucl'''eu'''s, pil'''eu'''s ||
{{IPAc-en|oʊ}} sh'''ew'''<br />{{IPAc-en|ɛ|f}} li'''eu'''tenant {{small|(RP)}}{{IPAc-en|j|ɜː}} mili'''eu''' {{small|(RP)}}<br />{{IPAc-en|iː|ˈ|j|uː}} r'''eu'''se<br />{{IPAc-en|iː|.|ʌ}} r'''eu'''tters<br />{{IPAc-en|ʌ}} pil'''eu'''p<br />
{{IPAc-en|ə}} wher'''eu'''pon<br />{{IPAc-en|ɔɪ}} Fr'''eu'''dian
|-
| rowspan="7" |'''i'''
| colspan="2" |in closed syllables
* before multiple consonants
* final vowel in worded
|| {{IPAc-en|ɪ}} || d'''i'''ssent, m'''i'''slaid, sl'''i'''ther <br />k'''i'''ss, s'''i'''c, b'''i'''t, infl'''i'''ct, h'''i'''nt, pl'''i'''nth || {{IPAc-en|aɪ}} || d'''i'''ssect, '''i'''sland, <br />ind'''i'''ct, p'''i'''nt, n'''i'''nth || {{IPAc-en|æ}} mer'''i'''ngue, t'''i'''mbre, abs'''i'''nthe (also {{IPAc-en|ɪ}})<br />{{IPAc-en|iː}} art'''i'''ste, chen'''i'''lle, sk'''i'''s, ch'''i'''c, ambergr'''i'''s
|-
| colspan="2" |
*bef. 2+ unstressed syllables
* next syllable contains {{IPAc-en|ɪ}}
* before cons. + {{vr|e, i}} + vowel
|{{IPAc-en|ɪ}}
|l'''i'''tany, l'''i'''beral, ch'''i'''valry, m'''i'''sery<br />f'''i'''nish,<br />l'''i'''mit, m'''i'''nute (n)<br />h'''i'''deous, pos'''i'''tion, S'''i'''rius
|{{IPAc-en|aɪ}}
|bl'''i'''thely, '''i'''rony, l'''i'''belous, r'''i'''valry, m'''i'''serly,<br />wh'''i'''tish, wr'''i'''ting, sh'''i'''nier, t'''i'''died
|
|-
| colspan="2" rowspan="2" |in open syllables
* before single consonant
* before cons. + -{{vr|le}} or {{vr|r}} + vowel
* before -{{vr|gh, gn}}
* word final
* before heterosyllabic vowel
| rowspan="2" |{{IPAc-en|aɪ}}
| rowspan="2" |c'''i'''ted, d'''i'''ve, m'''i'''ca, r'''i'''se, pol'''i'''te, sh'''i'''ne <br />'''i'''dle, tr'''i'''fle, n'''i'''trous, m'''i'''tres <br />s'''i'''ghed, s'''i'''gnage<br />alumn'''i''', alib'''i''', radi'''i''' <br />v'''i'''al, qu'''i'''et, pr'''i'''or, p'''i'''ous
|{{IPAc-en|ɪ}}
|c'''i'''ty, g'''i'''ve, v'''i'''car, r'''i'''sen <br />tr'''i'''ple, c'''i'''trus, g'''i'''blets <br />p'''i'''ghead, s'''i'''gnal
| rowspan="2" |
|-
|{{IPAc-en|iː}}
|sk'''i''', pol'''i'''ce, el'''i'''te, mach'''i'''ne, l'''i'''tres,<br />in v'''i'''tro, ch'''i'''gnon, Mons'''i'''gnor<br />cl'''i'''entele, f'''i'''at, l'''i'''en, sk'''i'''ing
|-
| colspan="2" |before -{{vr|nd, l|d}}
|{{IPAc-en|aɪ}}
|w'''i'''lder, rem'''i'''nd
|{{IPAc-en|ɪ}}
|bew'''i'''lder, resc'''i'''nd
|
|-
| rowspan="2" |unstressed
| before heterosyllabic vowel || {{IPAc-en|j}} ||on'''i'''on, min'''i'''on || {{IPAc-en|aɪ}} || b'''i'''ology, d'''i'''ameter ||∅ parl'''i'''ament, l'''i'''eu, nostalg'''i'''a<br />{{IPAc-en|i}} l'''i'''aison, al'''i'''en, rad'''i'''i, id'''i'''ot
|-
| elsewhere || {{IPAc-en|ɪ|,_|ə}} || d'''i'''vide, perm'''i'''t (n), liv'''i'''d, typ'''i'''cal || {{IPAc-en|ə}} || g'''i'''raffe, penc'''i'''l, cous'''i'''n, Chesh'''i'''re || ∅ bus'''i'''ness<br />{{IPAc-en|aɪ}} d'''i'''rector, m'''i'''nute (adj)<br />{{IPAc-en|aɪə}} sapph'''i'''re
|-
| rowspan="2" | '''{{not a typo|ie}}'''
| colspan="2" |word-finally|| {{IPAc-en|aɪ}} || bel'''ie''', d'''ie''', unt'''ie''', v'''ie''' || {{IPAc-en|i}} || goal'''ie''', old'''ie''', aunt'''ie''', mov'''ie''' || {{IPAc-en|eɪ}} linger'''ie'''&nbsp;{{small|(GA)}}, {{IPAc-en|i|eɪ}} kyr'''ie'''
|-
| colspan="2" |elsewhere|| {{IPAc-en|iː}} || f'''ie'''ld, s'''ie'''ge, rab'''ie'''s, sk'''ie'''d|| {{IPAc-en|aɪ}}<br />{{IPAc-en|aɪə}} <br />{{IPAc-en|i|ə}} to {{IPAc-en|j|ə}}<br />{{IPAc-en|i|ˈ|ɛ}} || all'''ie'''d, p'''ie'''d, sk'''ie'''s <br />cl'''ie'''nt, d'''ie'''t, sc'''ie'''nce, sl'''ie'''st<br />amb'''ie'''nt, al'''ie'''n, or'''ie'''l, ugl'''ie'''st<br />or'''ie'''nt (v), acqu'''ie'''sce
|| {{IPAc-en|ɪ}} s'''ie'''ve, misch'''ie'''f, kerch'''ie'''f<br />{{IPAc-en|ɛ}} fr'''ie'''nd, hyg'''ie'''nic&nbsp;{{small|(GA)}} <br />{{IPAc-en|aɪ|ˈ|ɛ}} b'''ie'''nnial <br />{{IPAc-en|aɪ|iː}} d'''ie'''ne<br />{{IPAc-en|iː|.|ɒ}} cl'''ie'''ntele<br />{{IPAc-en|i|ˈ|iː}} med'''ie'''val<br /> {{IPAc-en|iː|ə}} l'''ie'''n
|-
| rowspan="4" | '''o'''
| colspan="2" |in closed syllables
* before multiple consonants
* final vowel in word
|| {{IPAc-en|ɒ}} || d'''o'''ctor, b'''o'''ther, d'''o'''nkey<br />d'''o'''t, b'''o'''mb, w'''o'''nk, f'''o'''nt || {{IPAc-en|ʌ}}<br />{{IPAc-en|oʊ}}|| w'''o'''n, m'''o'''nkey, fr'''o'''nt<br />gr'''o'''ss, c'''o'''mb, w'''o'''nted, b'''o'''th ||{{IPAc-en|uː}} t'''o'''mb, w'''o'''mb<br />{{IPAc-en|ʊ}} w'''o'''lf<br />{{IPAc-en|w|ʌ}} '''o'''nce<br />{{IPAc-en|ɔː}}&nbsp;{{small|(GA)}} l'''o'''ng, br'''o'''th
|-
| colspan="2" |
*bef. 2+ unstressed syllables
* next syllable contains {{IPAc-en|ɪ}}
|{{IPAc-en|ɒ}}
|'''o'''pera, c'''o'''lonise, b'''o'''tany<br />t'''o'''pic, s'''o'''lid, pr'''o'''mise
|{{IPAc-en|oʊ}}
|br'''o'''kenly, pr'''o'''bity, dipl'''o'''macy<br />mei'''o'''sis, aer'''o'''bic
|
|-
| colspan="2" |in open syllables
* before single consonant
* before cons. + -{{vr|le}} or {{vr|r}} + vowel
* word-final
* before heterosyllabic vowel<br />(inc. unstressed)
|| {{IPAc-en|oʊ}} || '''o'''men, gr'''o'''ve, t'''o'''tal<br />n'''o'''ble, c'''o'''bra<br />banj'''o''', g'''o'''<br />b'''o'''a, p'''o'''et, st'''o'''ic<br />c'''o'''operate, pr'''o'''active || {{IPAc-en|ɒ}}<br />{{IPAc-en|uː}}<br />{{IPAc-en|ʌ}} || pr'''o'''per, g'''o'''ne, sh'''o'''ne&nbsp;{{small|(RP)}}<br />t'''o''', wh'''o''', m'''o'''ve, d'''o'''able<br />c'''o'''me, l'''o'''ve, d'''o'''ne, c'''o'''lander || {{IPAc-en|ʊ}} w'''o'''man, b'''o'''som <br />{{IPAc-en|ɪ}} w'''o'''men<br />{{IPAc-en|w|ʌ}} '''o'''ne<br />∅ col'''o'''nel, choc'''o'''late
|-
| colspan="2" |unstressed|| {{IPAc-en|ə}} || el'''o'''quent, want'''o'''n, purp'''o'''se, Eur'''o'''pe || || || {{IPAc-en|ɒ}} neur'''o'''n, prot'''o'''n<br />{{IPAc-en|ɪ|,_|ə}} hydr'''o'''gen
|-
| colspan="3" | '''oa''' || {{IPAc-en|oʊ}} || b'''oa'''t, c'''oa'''l, l'''oa'''d, c'''oa'''xing ||{{IPAc-en|oʊ|.|ə}}<br />{{IPAc-en|oʊ|æ}}<br />{{IPAc-en|oʊ|ˈ|eɪ}}||b'''oa''', inch'''oa'''te<br />c'''oa'''xial, ogd'''oa'''d<br />'''oa'''sis, cl'''oa'''ca|| {{IPAc-en|ɔː}} br'''oa'''d<br />{{IPAc-en|uː|ə}} d'''oa'''ble<br />{{IPAc-en|oʊ|ˈ|ɑː}} k'''oa'''la<br />{{IPAc-en|w|ɑː}} quin'''oa'''
|-
| rowspan="3" | '''oe'''
| colspan="2" |usually
|| {{IPAc-en|iː}} || am'''oe'''ba, c'''oe'''lacanth, f'''oe'''tal, ph'''oe'''nix
|| {{IPAc-en|oʊ}}<br />{{IPAc-en|uː}} <br />{{IPAc-en|oʊ|ˈ|ɛ}} || d'''oe'''skin, w'''oe'''ful <br />sh'''oe'''lace, can'''oe'''ing<br />p'''oe'''tic, s'''oe'''ver, orth'''oe'''pic<br />
|| {{IPAc-en|ɛ}} f'''oe'''tid, r'''oe'''ntgen <!-- acc. to Oxford dictionary; acc. to Cambridge and Longman uniquely /r|ɒ|ntgən/ --><br />{{IPAc-en|oʊ|ˈ|iː}} c'''oe'''val, n'''oe'''sis<br />{{IPAc-en|oʊ|ˈ|ɜː}} c'''oe'''rce<br />{{IPAc-en|oʊ|.|ə}} p'''oe'''try, orth'''oe'''py
|-
| colspan="2" |last vowel in word
|| {{IPAc-en|oʊ}} ||f'''oe''', g'''oe'''s, t'''oe'''d, w'''oe'''
|| {{IPAc-en|uː}}<br />{{IPAc-en|oʊ|ɛ}}<br />{{IPAc-en|oʊ|.|ə}}<br />{{IPAc-en|oʊ|.|ɪ|,_|oʊ|.|ə}}|| sh'''oe'''s, can'''oe''' <br />c'''oe'''d, n'''oe'''l, phl'''oe'''m<br />g'''oe'''r <br />l'''oe'''ss, p'''oe'''m
|| {{IPAc-en|ʌ}} d'''oe'''s<br />{{IPAc-en|uː|ə}} d'''oe'''th, d'''oe'''r<br />{{IPAc-en|ɜː}} f'''oe'''hn <br />{{IPAc-en|oʊ|iː}} dipl'''oe''', kalanch'''oe'''
|-
| colspan="2" |unstressed|| {{IPAc-en|ɪ}} || '''oe'''dema, '''oe'''sophagus || {{IPAc-en|oʊ}} || al'''oe''', ech'''oe'''d, ob'''oe'''s, sol'''oe'''d|| {{IPAc-en|uː}} hoop'''oe'''
|-
| colspan="3" | '''oeu''' || {{IPAc-en|uː}} || man'''oeu'''vre || || || {{IPAc-en|ɜː|r}} hors d''''oeu'''vre
|-
|'''oh'''
| colspan="2" |final or before a consonant|| {{IPAc-en|oʊ}} || '''oh''', k'''oh'''lrabi, '''oh'''m, phara'''oh''' || {{IPAc-en|ɒ}} || J'''oh'''n, j'''oh'''nny || {{IPAc-en|ɔː}} b'''oh'''rium<br />{{IPAc-en|ə}} matz'''oh'''
|-
| colspan="3" | '''oi'''|| {{IPAc-en|ɔɪ}} || b'''oi'''ng, m'''oi'''st, c'''oi'''n, env'''oi'''
|| {{IPAc-en|oʊ|ɪ}}<br />{{IPAc-en|w|ɑː}}<br />{{IPAc-en|ə}} || g'''oi'''ng, eg'''oi'''st, her'''oi'''n, st'''oi'''c<br />bourge'''oi'''s, c'''oi'''ffeur, pat'''oi'''s<br />conn'''oi'''sseur, porp'''oi'''se, tort'''oi'''se
|| {{IPAc-en|uː|ɪ}} d'''oi'''ng<br />{{IPAc-en|w|æ}} cr'''oi'''ssant&nbsp;{{small|(RP)}}<br />{{IPAc-en|i}} cham'''oi'''s<br />{{IPAc-en|oʊ|aɪ}} ghett'''oi'''se, or'''oi'''de
|-
| rowspan="2" | '''oo'''
| colspan="2" |usually|| {{IPAc-en|uː}} || c'''oo'''l, s'''oo'''th, b'''oo'''t, g'''oo'''sebumps || {{IPAc-en|ʊ}} || w'''oo'''l, s'''oo'''t, f'''oo'''t, g'''oo'''seberry || {{IPAc-en|oʊ}} br'''oo'''ch<br />{{IPAc-en|oʊ|.|ɒ}} c'''oo'''pt, z'''oo'''logy
|-
| colspan="2" |before {{vr|k, d}} || {{IPAc-en|ʊ}} || c'''oo'''k, sh'''oo'''k, w'''oo'''d, st'''oo'''d || {{IPAc-en|uː}} || k'''oo'''k, sp'''oo'''k, f'''oo'''d, br'''oo'''d || {{IPAc-en|ʌ}} fl'''oo'''d, bl'''oo'''d
|-
| rowspan="3" |'''ou'''
| colspan="2" |
*before single consonant
* before cons. + -{{vr|le}} or {{vr|r}} + vowel
* before -{{vr|nd, ld, gh, gn}}
* word final
* before heterosyllabic vowel
|{{IPAc-en|aʊ}}
|'''ou'''t, al'''ou'''d, b'''ou'''gh
|{{IPAc-en|uː}}<br />{{IPAc-en|ʌ}}<br />{{IPAc-en|oʊ}}
|s'''ou'''p, y'''ou''', thr'''ou'''gh<br />t'''ou'''ch<br />s'''ou'''l, d'''ou'''gh
|{{IPAc-en|juː}} {{small|(GA)}}: amp'''ou'''le, c'''ou'''pon
|-
| colspan="2" |
*before multiple consonants
* final vowel in word
* bef. 2+ unstressed syllables
* next syllable contains {{IPAc-en|ɪ}}
* before cons. + {{vr|e, i}} + vowel
|{{IPAc-en|ʊ}}
|c'''ou'''ld, sh'''ou'''ld
|{{IPAc-en|ʌ}}<br />{{IPAc-en|oʊ}}
|tr'''ou'''ble, c'''ou'''ntry<br />b'''ou'''lder
|{{IPAc-en|ɒ}} c'''ou'''gh, f'''ou'''nt (printing)
|-
| colspan="2" |unstressed|| {{IPAc-en|ə}} || cam'''ou'''flage, lab'''ou'''r, nerv'''ou'''s || {{IPAc-en|ʊ}}<br />{{IPAc-en|ʊə}}|| biv'''ou'''ac, bed'''ou'''in, potp'''ou'''rri <br />det'''ou'''r, f'''our'''chette || {{IPAc-en|ʌ}} hicc'''ou'''gh<br />{{IPAc-en|w}} ratat'''ou'''ille, '''ou'''abaine
|-
| rowspan="2" | '''ow'''
| colspan="2" |stressed|| {{IPAc-en|aʊ}} || '''ow'''l, b'''ow''', r'''ow''', s'''ow''', all'''ow''' || {{IPAc-en|oʊ}} || '''ow'''n, b'''ow''', r'''ow''', s'''ow''', al'''ow''' || {{IPAc-en|ɒ}} ackn'''ow'''ledge<br />{{IPAc-en|ɒ}} or {{IPAc-en|ʌ}} r'''ow'''lock
|-
| colspan="2" |unstressed|| {{IPAc-en|oʊ}} || yell'''ow''', teab'''ow'''l, land'''ow'''ner || {{IPAc-en|aʊ}} || peaf'''ow'''l, sund'''ow'''ner || {{IPAc-en|ə|w}} cass'''ow'''ary, t'''ow'''ard&nbsp;{{small|(RP)}}
|-
| colspan="3" | '''oy''' || {{IPAc-en|ɔɪ}} || b'''oy''', d'''oy'''enne, f'''oy'''er, v'''oy'''age || {{IPAc-en|w|aɪ}} || v'''oy'''eur, n'''oy'''ade || {{IPAc-en|oʊ|j}} '''oy'''ez<br />{{IPAc-en|aɪ}} c'''oy'''ote&nbsp;{{small|(GA)}}<br />{{IPAc-en|i}} bu'''oy'''&nbsp;{{small|(GA)}}
|-
| rowspan="7" | '''u'''
| colspan="2" |in closed syllables
* before multiple consonants
* final vowel in word
|| {{IPAc-en|ʌ}}
|| b'''u'''dding, c'''u'''ckold, m'''u'''llet<br />b'''u'''t, g'''u'''ll, f'''u'''ss || {{IPAc-en|ʊ}} || p'''u'''dding, c'''u'''ckoo, b'''u'''llet, p'''u'''t, f'''u'''ll, p'''u'''ss || {{IPAc-en|uː}} r'''u'''thless, br'''u'''t<br />{{IPAc-en|juː}} b'''u'''tte, deb'''u'''t, f'''u'''chsia, t'''u'''lle
|-
| colspan="2" |in open syllables
* before single consonant
* before cons. + -{{vr|le}} or {{vr|r}} + vowel
* before heterosyllabic vowel
* word-final
|| {{IPAc-en|juː}}|| m'''u'''te, st'''u'''dent, p'''u'''ny, '''u'''nion, f'''u'''ses<br />b'''u'''gle, h'''u'''bris, n'''u'''trient&nbsp;{{small|(RP)}}<br />d'''u'''o, n'''u'''ance, purs'''u'''ant, ens'''u'''ing<br />men'''u''', em'''u''', imprompt'''u'''&nbsp;{{small|(RP)}} || {{IPAc-en|ʌ}}<br />{{IPAc-en|uː}} || st'''u'''dy, p'''u'''nish, b'''u'''nion, b'''u'''ses<br />b'''u'''tler, c'''u'''tlery, s'''u'''brogate<br />s'''u'''per, l'''u'''nar, absol'''u'''te, revol'''u'''tion <br />s'''u'''et, l'''u'''crative, lug'''u'''brious<br />hind'''u''', t'''u'''t'''u''', tof'''u''', tr'''u'''th || {{IPAc-en|ɪ}} b'''u'''sy, b'''u'''siness
|-
| colspan="2" |in open syllables after {{IPAc-en|r|,_|ʃ|,_|ʒ|,_|j}}, or cons. + {{IPAc-en|l}}
*before single consonant
* before cons. + -{{vr|le}} or {{vr|r}} + vowel
* before heterosyllabic vowel
* word-final
| {{IPAc-en|uː}} || r'''u'''le, ch'''u'''te, J'''u'''ne, recl'''u'''ses <br />scr'''u'''ples, r'''u'''bric <br />tr'''u'''ant, fl'''u'''ent, cr'''u'''elty <br />fl'''u''', gur'''u''' || {{IPAc-en|juː}} || over'''u'''se, under'''u'''sed || {{IPAc-en|ʌ}} r'''u'''naway, tr'''u'''culent, cl'''u'''broom<br />{{IPAc-en|ʊ}} s'''u'''gar
|-
| rowspan="2" |after {{vr|g}}
| before {{vr|e, i, y}} || ∅ || g'''u'''est, g'''u'''ide, vag'''u'''er || {{IPAc-en|w}} || seg'''u'''e, disting'''u'''ish || {{IPAc-en|juː}} ambig'''u'''ity
|-
|before {{vr|a, o}}
|{{IPAc-en|w}}
|lang'''u'''age
|∅
|g'''u'''ard, lang'''u'''or
|{{IPAc-en|juː}} jag'''u'''ar&nbsp;{{small|(RP)}}
|-
| colspan="2" |after {{vr|q}} || {{IPAc-en|w}} || q'''u'''ail, conq'''u'''est, banq'''u'''et, q'''u'''ite || ∅ || q'''u'''ay, conq'''u'''er, bouq'''u'''et, mosq'''u'''ito ||
|-
| colspan="2" |unstressed
| {{IPAc-en|ə}}
| s'''u'''pport, ind'''u'''stry, usef'''u'''l, medi'''u'''m
| {{IPAc-en|juː}}<br />{{IPAc-en|ʌ}} || deb'''u'''t<br />g'''u'''ffaw, '''u'''nruly, '''u'''pend, v'''u'''lgarity || {{IPAc-en|ɪ|,_|ə}} min'''u'''te, lett'''u'''ce<!--<br />∅ nat'''u'''ral Acc. to Longman "u" is an optional "ə" (though it makes a syllable), but the same counts for may words, like all ending with "-ful". A true silent "u" would result in the unnatural /nætr|əl/.-->
|-
| rowspan="4" | '''ue'''
| rowspan="2" |after {{vr|g}}||word final
| ∅ || leag'''ue''', tong'''ue''' || {{IPAc-en|juː}} || ag'''ue''' || {{IPAc-en|eɪ}} mereng'''ue''', {{IPAc-en|i}} deng'''ue'''
|-
|word medial
|{{IPAc-en|ɛ}}<br />{{IPAc-en|ə}}
|g'''ue'''st, g'''ue'''ssed, bag'''ue'''tte <br />g'''ue'''rrilla, beleag'''ue'''red
|∅
{{IPAc-en|juː}}
|vag'''ue'''ly, intrig'''ue'''d
arg'''ue'''d
|{{IPAc-en|w|eɪ}} seg'''ue'''d, {{IPAc-en|w|ɛ}} g'''ue'''non <br />{{IPAc-en|w|ə}} ung'''ue'''nt, {{IPAc-en|w|iː}} ung'''ue'''s <br />{{IPAc-en|juː|ə}} arg'''ue'''r<br />{{IPAc-en|iː}} Portug'''ue'''se
|-
| colspan="2" |after {{vr|r}}, or cons. + {{vr|l}}
|| {{IPAc-en|uː}} || tr'''ue''', cl'''ue''', gr'''ue'''some, bl'''ue'''s || {{IPAc-en|uː|ə}} || infl'''ue'''nce, cr'''ue'''l, fl'''ue'''nt, bl'''ue'''st || {{IPAc-en|uː|.|ɪ}} cr'''ue'''t, {{IPAc-en|uː|ɛ}} infl'''ue'''ntial
|-
| colspan="2" |elsewhere (except after {{vr|q}}) || {{IPAc-en|juː}} || virt'''ue''', c'''ue''', val'''ue'''d, h'''ue''', m'''ue'''sli || {{IPAc-en|juː|ə}} <br />{{IPAc-en|juː|ɛ}} <br />{{IPAc-en|uː}}<br />{{IPAc-en|uː|ə}} || f'''ue'''l, constit'''ue'''nt, resc'''ue'''r <br />inn'''ue'''ndo, stat'''ue'''sque, min'''ue'''t <br />S'''ue''', snaf'''ue'''d (<small>GA:</small> d'''ue''', reven'''ue''')<br /><small>GA:</small> d'''ue'''l, purs'''ue'''r || {{IPAc-en|uː|.|ɪ}} s'''ue'''t, {{IPAc-en|uː|ɛ}} m'''ue'''zz|in <br />{{IPAc-en|juː|iː}} ten'''ue'''s, {{IPAc-en|j|uː|eɪ}} habit'''ue''' <br />{{IPAc-en|j|ʊə}} p'''ue'''rile, {{IPAc-en|ʊ}} m'''ue'''nster <!--an American cheese --><br />{{IPAc-en|w|eɪ}} s'''ue'''de, Venez'''ue'''lan<br />{{IPAc-en|w|ɛ}} p'''ue'''blo, {{IPAc-en|w|ɪ}} des'''ue'''tude
|-
| rowspan="3" | '''ui'''
| colspan="2" |after {{vr|g}}|| {{IPAc-en|ɪ}}<br />{{IPAc-en|aɪ}} || g'''ui'''ld, g'''ui'''tar, intrig'''ui'''ng, rog'''ui'''sh
g'''ui'''de, g'''ui'''se, beg'''ui'''le
| {{IPAc-en|w|ɪ}}|| ang'''ui'''sh, peng'''ui'''n, ling'''ui'''st, sang'''ui'''ne
| {{IPAc-en|iː}} beg'''ui'''ne, {{IPAc-en|w|iː}} ling'''ui'''ne <br />{{IPAc-en|juː|ɪ}} arg'''ui'''ng, ag'''ui'''sh, contig'''ui'''ty
|-
| colspan="2" |after {{vr|j, r}} or cons. + {{vr|l}} || {{IPAc-en|uː}} || j'''ui'''ce, cr'''ui'''se, sl'''ui'''ce, fr'''ui'''ting || {{IPAc-en|uː|ɪ}}|| fr'''ui'''tion, fl'''ui'''d, r'''ui'''n, dr'''ui'''d, tr'''ui'''sm, incongr'''ui'''ty || {{IPAc-en|uː|.|j}} allel'''ui'''a <br />{{IPAc-en|ʊ}} Cr'''ui'''ckshank
|-
| colspan="2" |elsewhere (except after {{vr|q}}) || {{IPAc-en|juː|ɪ}} <br />{{IPAc-en|ɪ}} || cond'''ui'''t, c'''ui'''ng, gen'''ui'''ne, <br />B'''ui'''ck, circ'''ui'''tous, Jes'''ui'''t<br />b'''ui'''ld, circ'''ui'''t, bisc'''ui'''t, purs'''ui'''vant || {{IPAc-en|uː}} <br />{{IPAc-en|juː|ə}} <br />{{IPAc-en|juː}} <br />{{IPAc-en|uː|ɪ}} || s'''ui'''t, s'''ui'''table, n'''ui'''sance&nbsp;{{small|(GA)}} <br />int'''ui'''tive&nbsp;{{small|(RP)}}, promisc'''ui'''ty <br />n'''ui'''sance&nbsp;{{small|(RP)}}, p'''ui'''sne <br />s'''ui'''cide, t'''ui''', In'''ui'''t, Hind'''ui'''sm || {{IPAc-en|aɪ}} d'''ui'''ker, {{IPAc-en|ə}} circ'''ui'''try <br />{{IPAc-en|w|ɪ}} c'''ui'''sine, s'''ui'''nt <br />{{IPAc-en|w|iː}} s'''ui'''te, enn'''ui''', t'''ui'''lle <br />{{IPAc-en|uː|aɪ}} s'''ui''' generis<br />{{IPAc-en|w|eɪ}} feng sh'''ui'''
|-
| colspan="3" | '''uu''' || {{IPAc-en|j|u|.|ə}} || contin'''uu'''m, resid'''uu'''m || {{IPAc-en|u|.|ə}} || menstr'''uu'''m || {{IPAc-en|(|j|)|uː|ʌ}} d'''uu'''mvir<br />{{IPAc-en|juː}} vac'''uu'''m<br />{{IPAc-en|uː}} m'''uu'''m'''uu'''
|-
| colspan="3" | '''uy''' || {{IPAc-en|aɪ}} || b'''uy''', b'''uy'''out, g'''uy'''ed || {{IPAc-en|iː}}<br />{{IPAc-en|w|i}} || g'''uy'''ot, cliq'''uy''', plag'''uy'''<br />obseq'''uy''', soliloq'''uy''' || {{IPAc-en|j|ʊ|ɪ}} tol'''uy'''l<br />{{IPAc-en|uː|j}} th'''uy'''a, gr'''uy'''ere<br />{{IPAc-en|w|iː}} p'''uy'''<br />{{IPAc-en|w|iː|j}} t'''uy'''ere
|-
| colspan="3" | '''w''' || || || {{IPAc-en|uː}}|| c'''w'''m||
|-
| rowspan="4" |'''y'''
| colspan="2" |
* before multiple consonants
* bef. 2+ unstressed syllables
* next syllable contains {{IPAc-en|ɪ}}
|| {{IPAc-en|ɪ}} || m'''y'''th, cr'''y'''ptic, s'''y'''stem, s'''y'''mbol<br />c'''y'''linder, t'''y'''pical, p'''y'''ramid, d'''y'''nasty <br />c'''y'''nic, l'''y'''ric, l'''y'''tic, s'''y'''ringe || {{IPAc-en|aɪ}} || c'''y'''clone, h'''y'''phen, ps'''y'''che, p'''y'''thon<br />h'''y'''drogen, d'''y'''nasty&nbsp;{{small|(GA)}}<br />c'''y'''clist, h'''y'''brid, ps'''y'''chic, t'''y'''pist||
|-
| colspan="2" |
* before single consonant
* before cons. + -{{vr|le}} or {{vr|r}} + vowel
* word-final
|| {{IPAc-en|aɪ}} || t'''y'''ping, st'''y'''le, paral'''y'''ze, n'''y'''lon<br />c'''y'''cle, c'''y'''press, h'''y'''drate, l'''y'''cra<br />awr'''y''', b'''y''', den'''y''', sk'''y''', suppl'''y''' || {{IPAc-en|ɪ}} || b'''y'''zantine, s'''y'''nod, s'''y'''nagogue, <br />C'''y'''priote, s'''y'''cophantic||
|-
| rowspan="2" |unstressed
| word-final || {{IPAc-en|i}} || an'''y''', cit'''y''', happ'''y''', onl'''y''', suppl'''y'''&nbsp;<small>(adv)</small> || || || {{IPAc-en|aɪ}} all'''y'''&nbsp;<small>(n)</small>
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| elsewhere || {{IPAc-en|ɪ}} || bic'''y'''cle, ox'''y'''gen, pol'''y'''mer,<br />d'''y'''slexia, ph'''y'''sique, s'''y'''nonymous || {{IPAc-en|ə}} <br />{{IPAc-en|aɪ}}<br />{{IPAc-en|i}} || sib'''y'''l, p'''y'''jamas <br />d'''y'''namics, h'''y'''pothesis, t'''y'''phoon <br />an'''y'''way, ever'''y'''thing||
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