Phonetic Symbols and Articulatory Features: Consonants and Vowels

p

(p) bilabial, stop, voiceless

b

(b) bilabial, stop, voiced

t

(t)alveolar, stop, voiceless

d

(d) alveolar, stop, voiced

k

(k) velar, stop, voiceless

g

(g) velar, stop, voiced

ʔ

(uh oh) glottal, stop, voiceless

f

labiodental, fricative, voiceless

v

(f) labiodental, fricative, voiced

θ

(th/think ) dental, fricative, voiceless

ð

(th/these) dental, fricative, voiced

s

(s/sin) alveolar, fricative, voiceless

z

(z/sizzle) alveolar, fricative, voiced

ʃ

(sh) palatal, fricative, voiceless

ɜ

(z/ measure) palatal, fricative, voiced

h

(h) glottal, fricative, voiceless

tʃ

(ch) palatal, affricate, voiceless

dɜ

(j/dge/ judge) palatal, affricate, voiced

m

(m) bilabial, nasal, voiced

n

(n) alveolar, nasal, voiced

ŋ

(ng/sing) velar, nasal, voiced

l

(l) alveolar, lateral, liquid

r

(r) alveolar, retroflex, liquid

w

(w/we) bilabial, glided, voiced

j (y)

(Y/yes) palatal, glided, voiced

ʍ

(wh/when) velar, glided, voiced

i

(ee/beet) front, high

I

(i/ bit) front, high

eI

(A/bait) front, mid

ɛ

(e/bet) front, mid

æ

(a/bat) front, low

ai

(uy/buy) front, low

ə

(ir/bird) central, mid

ʌ

(u/but) central, mid

u

(oo/boot) back, high

ʊ

(u/put) back, high

oʊ

(oa/boat) back, mid

ɔ

(ough/bought) back, mid

a

(ah/ cot) back, low