International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA) Consonants and Vowels

Vocabulary flashcards defining International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA) consonant and vowel symbols, transcription rules, and example words derived from the lecture transcripts.

/p/

Consonant sound present in words such as "pie" and "pea".

/b/

Consonant sound present in words such as "buy" and "bee".

/t/

Consonant sound present in words such as "tie" and "tea".

/d/

Consonant sound present in words such as "day" and "do".

/k/

Consonant sound present in words such as "kite" and "key".

/g/

Consonant sound present in words such as "good" and "goose".

/m/

Consonant sound present in words such as "me" and "my".

/n/

Consonant sound present in words such as "no" and "need".

/f/

Consonant sound present in words such as "fee" and "face".

/v/

Consonant sound present in words such as "very" and "vase".

/s/

Consonant sound present in words such as "see" and "sigh".

/z/

Consonant sound present in words such as "zoo" and "zebra".

/h/

Consonant sound present in words such as "heel" and "hi".

/r/

Consonant sound present in words such as "read" and "right".

/l/

Consonant sound present in words such as "lee" and "light".

/w/

Consonant sound present in words such as "we" and "way", noted to be left shorter.

/j/

Consonant sound for "y" ("yun" sound) present in words such as "yet" and "yacht".

/ŋ/

Consonant sound present in words such as "sing", "ring", and "king".

/ʃ/

Consonant sound present in words such as "sheep", "ship", and "she".

/ʒ/

Consonant sound present in words such as "treasure" and "measure".

/tʃ/

Consonant sound present in words such as "chin", "chip", and "church".

/dʒ/

Consonant sound present in words such as "gin", "judge", and "gym".

/θ/

Soft "th" consonant sound present in words such as "thin", "thick", "think", and "thank".

/ð/

Consonant sound present in words such as "then", "them", and "the".

/i/

Vowel sound ("ee") present in words such as "key", "keep", "we", and "seek".

/e/

Vowel sound ("aye" / "A") present in words such as "game", "face", and "hate".

/u/

Vowel sound present in words such as "moon", "boot", "chew", and "shoe".

/o/

Vowel sound ("O") present in words such as "okay", "oh", "cone", and "open".

/a/

Vowel sound present in words such as "cod", "not", "stop", "car", and "far".

/ɪ/

Vowel sound present in words such as "hit", "bit", and "kick".

/ɛ/

Vowel sound present in words such as "head", "met", and "dead".

/æ/

Vowel sound present in words such as "hat", "cat", and "mat".

/ʊ/

Vowel sound present in words such as "good", "look", and "could".

/ɔ/

Vowel sound present in words such as "core", "more", and "four".

/ʌ/

Stressed "Uh" vowel sound present in words such as "above" and "hut".

/ə/

Unstressed vowel sound present in words such as "above" and "about".

/ɝ/

Stressed vowel sound present in words such as "heard", "word", and "merge".

/ɚ/

Unstressed vowel sound present in words such as "header" and "cracker".