Instructions

For the word man, type exactly mæn.

Stress marks (ˈ or ˌ) are optional. For the word about, you can type əˈbaʊt or əbaʊt.

Vowel length marks are also optional. For the word see, type siː or si.

Sometimes two words are homographs - they are spelled the same but have different pronunciations depending on the meaning. In these cases, we accept both pronunciations. For the word close, you can type kloʊz (verb) or kloʊs (adjective/adverb).

Now it's the other way around. Given the pronunciation flaɪ, type the word fly.

Sometimes two words are homophones - they are spelled differently but sound the same. Given the pronunciation eɪt, you can type eight or ate.

The word city is usually pronounced with the flap T ˈsɪɾi in American English. However, to keep our exercises simpler, we only accept the simplified version with a regular t. Type ˈsɪti.

The word little is often pronounced with both a flap T and a syllabic consonant at the end. Some dictionaries show ˈlɪtɫ̩ or ˈlɪtᵊl. Here, we only accept the simplified form. Type ˈlɪtəl.

The word button is commonly pronounced with a glottal stop ˈbʌʔn in natural American English speech. But to keep our exercises easier, we only accept the simplified form with a regular t. Type ˈbʌtən.

It's annoying to type these symbols by clicking one by one. That's why we created some handy keyboard shortcuts to help you type faster. Here's the list.