Phonemes

Phoneme	As in:	Tricks for correct pronunciation
b	cab	Do not say "bee" or "buh." Think of how it sounds at the end of a word like "cab."
c / k	cat kiss	Do not say "see" or "kay."
d	dog
f	fig
g	give
h	hill
j	jam
l	ball
m	man
n	net
p	pan
r	red
s	sand	Say "sss," like the sound of a snake hissing. Do not say "ess."
t	top
v	van
w	wet
x	box	Do not say "eks," and don't even mention the word xylophone.
y	yet
z	zoo	Say "zzz" like a buzzing bee. Do not say "zee."
ch	chip
sh	ship
th	thin
th	then
zh	vision deja vu