International Phonetic
Vowels:
Monophthongs:
IPA Symbol | Examples |
/ɪ/ | bit, sit |
/e/ | bed, set |
/æ/ | cat, bat |
/ʌ/ | cup, bus |
/ɒ/ | cot, dog |
/ʊ/ | book, foot |
/iː/ | see, feet |
/uː/ | moon, food |
/ɑː/ | car, father |
/ɔː/ | law, saw |
/ɜː/ | bird, nurse |
/ə/ | sofa, about |
Diphthongs:
IPA Symbols | Examples |
/eɪ/ | say, day |
/aɪ/ | my, buy |
/ɔɪ/ | boy, toy |
/aʊ/ | now, cow |
/əʊ/ | go, no |
/ɪə/ | near, hear |
/eə/ | hair, care |
/ʊə/ | tour, pure |
Consonants:
IPA Symbols | Examples |
/p/ | pat, top |
/b/ | bat, tub |
/t/ | tap, pot |
/d/ | dog, lid |
/f/ | fan, leaf |
/v/ | van, live |
/s/ | sun, pass |
/z/ | zoo, buzz |
/ʃ/ | shoe, wish |
/ʒ/ | measure, pleasure |
/h/ | hat, hello |
/m/ | man, sum |
/n/ | no, tin |
/ŋ/ | sing, long |
/θ/ | thin, thought |
/ð/ | the, this |
/j/ | yes, you |
/ʍ/ | when, white |
/tʃ/ | chin, cheese |
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