Последовательность двух согласных в начале слова.
spaɪ spy spə: spur spɪə spear speə spare
steɪ stay stα: star stɔ: store stɪə steer
skaɪ sky skα: scar skɔ: score skeə scare
sfɪə sphere sferɪkəl spherical
smaɪl smaile sməυk smoke smel smell smɪə smear
snəυ snow snɔ: snore sneɪk snake snæk snack
sləυ slow slaɪ sly slɪp slip slæk slack
swi:t sweet sweɪ sway swɒn swan swu:p swoop
sju:t suit sju: sue əsju:m assume pəsju: pursue
pleɪ play preɪ pray pjυə pure traɪ try
twaɪs twice tju:n tune klaɪmclimb kraɪ cry
kwaɪt quite kjυə cure bləυ blow bred bread
bju:tɪ beauty dres dress dwel dwell dju:tɪ duty
glα:s glass gri:n green flaɪ fly frɒm from
fju: few vju: view mju:zɪk music nju: new
θrəυ throw θri: three θred thread θru: threw
ʃri:k shriek ʃred shred ʃril shrill ʃru:d shrewd
Последовательность трёх согласных в начале слова.
spred spread stju:pid stupid
streɪt straight skjυə skewer
skru: screw splendɪd splendid
spjυərɪəs spurious skweə square