Vowel and Constants IPA

/i/ key

high, front, tense, unrounded

/ɪ/ win

high, front, lax, unrounded

/e/ rebate

high-mid, front, tense, unrounded

/ɛ/ red

low-mid, front, lax, unrounded

/æ/ had

low, front, lax, unrounded

/u/ moon

high, back, tense, rounded

/ʊ/ wood

high, back, lax, rounded

/o/ okay

high-mid, back, tense, rounded

/ɔ/ law

low-mid, back, tense, rounded

/ɑ/ cod

low, back, tense, unrounded

/ə/ about

mid, central, lax, unrounded

/ʌ/ bud

low-mid back-central lax unrounded

/ɚ/ butter

mid, central, lax, rounded

/ɝ/ bird

mid, central, tense, rounded

/aɪ/

buy

/aʊ/

cow

/ɔɪ/

toy

/eɪ/

hate

/oʊ/

coat

bilabial

upper and lower lips

labiodental

lower lip and upper central incisors

dental

tongue apex (or blade) and teeth

alveolar

tongue apex (or blade) and alveolar ridge

postalveolar

front of tongue and back of alveolar ridge

palatal

blade of tongue and hard palate

velar

back of tongue and velum

glottal

vocal folds

lingual

tongue

/p/ played

voiceless, bilabial stop

/b/ breeze

voiced, bilabial stop

/t/ taste

voiceless, alveolar stop

/d/ dunce

voiced, alveolar stop

/k/ cotton

voiceless, velar stop

/ɡ/ gold

voiced, velar stop

/m/ mark

voiced, bilabial nasal

/n/ note

voiced, alveolar nasal

/ŋ/ ring

voiced, velar nasal

/f/ free

voiceless, labiodental fricative

/v/ veal

voiced, labiodental fricative

/θ/ thermal

voiceless, interdental fricative

/ð/ bath

voiced, interdental fricative

/s/ sew

voiceless, alveolar fricative

/z/ lesson

voiced, alveolar fricative

/ʃ/ shook

voiceless, postalveolar fricative

/ʒ/ fusion

voiced, postalveolar fricative

/h/ hook

voiceless, glottal fricative

/tʃ/ chick

voiceless, postalveolar affricate

voiceless, postalveolar affricate jelly

/j/ your

voiced, palatal glide

/w/ when

voiced, labiovelar glide

/r/ red

voiced, postalveolar liquid

/l/ lawn

voiced, alveolar liquid