English Pronunciation

Long and short vowels

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1		feel // fill //
2		fool // full //
3		heal // hill //
4		ship // sheep //
5		come // calm //
6		shot // short //
7		cart // cat //
8		cut // curt //
9		lack // lark //
10		pot // port //

Note: In standard British English the / r / is not usually pronounced when it is at the end of a word. In American English, and in some British dialects, the / r / is pronounced at the end of a word:

eg

far =

start =

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