IPA English Sound Symbols

lowercase I

tv, we

small capital i

listen, been

lowercase e (stressed)

chaotic, phonate

epsilon

met, tender, where, hair*

ash

thank, trash, smacked, sang*

lowercase u

chew, truth, loot, cute*, few*

upsilon

could, sugar, pushed, put

lowercase o (not stressed)

bodacious, prohibit, rotation

open o

prawn, thought, vault, or*, door*

script a

rotten, ostrich, posse, cause, are*, car*

schwa (unstressed)

roasted, ketchup, tuna

turned v (stressed)

rub, button, undone, flood

right hook schwa (unstressed)

ergonomic, surround, runner

right hook reversed epsilon (stressed)

curse, third, worry, deter

onglide /a/, offglide /I/

ice, tie, buy, eye

onglide /open o/, offglide /I/

toy, coin, foil, boy

onglide /a/, offglide /upsilon/

loud, cow, house, flower

onglide /e/, offglide /I/ (stressed)

hate, create, baby, away

onglide /o/, offglide /upsilon/ (stressed)

coat, bowl, remote, probate

stop consonants (voiceless)

pan

stop consonants (voiceless)

tune, taped*

stop consonants (voiceless)

could

stop consonants (voiced)

ban

stop consonants (voiced)

dune, teamed*

stop consonants (voiced)

good