English Phonetics - Reference Table

Vowels

IPA

Example

tree [tri] , sea [si], receive [r'siv] , women [wi:min], believe [b'liv] , we [wi], people ['pipl]

bit [bt] , symbol ['smbl], recall [r'kl /-'kl] , business ['bzns], kit [kt], hymn [hm], minute ['mnt]

cat [kt] , apple ['pl] , compact ['kmpkt], black [blk], trap [trp], bad [bd]

car [k] , far [fr /f] , garage /gr./ , heart [hrt /ht]; start [strt /stt], father ['f(r) /'f-]

sort [st] , ball [bl], ought [t] , awful ['fl], board [bd], floor [fl], audacity ['dst], saw [s]

put [pt], foot [ft], could [kud], butcher ['bt], woman ['wmn]; good [gd]

fool [ful], rule [rul] , shoes [u], true [tru], crew [kru], move [muv], through [ru]

up [p], other ['(r)] , but [bt;bt], couple ['kpl], blood [bld] , love [lv]

her [hr ,hr /h ,h], first [frst /fst], turn [trn /tn] , search [srt /st]

until [until || n'tl],about ['bat], away ['we] , cinema ['snm]; common ['kmn], standard ['stnd(r)d]

bed [bed], effort ['eft], head [hed], said [sed; sd], friend [frend]; dress [dres], many ['men]

rock [rk /rk], impossible [m'psbl /-'ps-], body ['bd], cough [kf], knowledge ['nld /'nl-]

Diphthongs

IPA

Example

tray [tre], eight [et], make [mek], sail [sel], say [se], great [gret], ace [es]

sky [ska], I [a], bye [ba], buy [ba] , by [ba] , guide [gad] , flight [flat] , rye [ra], die [da] ,
choir ['kwair]

joy [d], coin [kn], oyster ['st(r)], boy [b]

-r (amer.)

fear [fr /f], beer [b], here [hr /h], near [nr /n]

e -r (amer.)

hair [her /he], care [ke], there [er /] , hare [her /he]

-r (amer.)

tour [tr /t], poor [pr /p], pure [pjr /pj], tourist ['trst /'trst]

trousers [trousers || 'traz(r)z], cow [ka], hour ['a(r)], our ['a(r)]

joke [dk], coat [kt], own [n], go [g] , though [], sew [s] , toe [t]

Consonants

IPA

Example

parking [prk/p-] , gallop ['glp], open ['pn]

board [bd], tab [tb] , abandon ['bndn]

trunk [trk], request [r'kwest] , receipt [r'st]

add [d], ad [d], diligent ['dldnt]

Cord [kd], accomplish ['kmpl] , school [skul], ache [ek], conqueror ['kkrr /'kkr] ,
exchange [ks'tend]

grace [gres], agree ['gri], auxiliary [g'zljr]

chance [tns], achieve ['tiv], catch [kt], mutual ['mjutl]

jungle ['dgl], judge [dd] , logic ['ldk /'ld-], procedure [pr'sd(r)]

fool [ful], atmosphere ['tmsf], enough ['nf]

vocal ['vkl], give [gv]; view [vju], heavy ['hev], move

thanks[k], ethic ['ek]; thing [], author ['], path [p /p]

there [er /], other ['(r)]; this [s], those [z], smooth

[muv]

[smu]

s
z

sunday ['snd], citizen ['stzn], east [ist] , scissors ['sz(r)z], psychology [sa'kld /sa'k-]
zebra ['zbr /'zebr], cosmonaut /kz.m.nt/ US /kz.m.nt/, scissors ['sz(r)z] , resign [r'zan], xenon
/zen.n/ US /-nn/

shine [an], sure [r /], action ['kn] , special ['spel], issue ['u], conscience ['knns], anxious ['ks]

visual ['vl], casual ['kjl], usual ['jul], garage /gr./ /-d/,

head [hed], uphill /phl/; hot [ht /ht], whole [hl], ahead ['hed]

mother ['m(r)], lamb [lm]; more [mr /m], hammer ['hm(r)], sum [sm]

note [nt], intrusion [n'trun], knowledge ['nld /'nl-], pneumatic /njumt.k/

sing [s], sink [sk]; ring [r], anger ['g], thank [k], sung /s/

laughter ['lft(r) /'l-], illegal [''lgl]; light [lat], valley

random ['rndm], orange ['rnd ,'- /'r-]; (amer.) order ['rd(r) /'d-]

yet [jet], yesterday [jest(r)de], you [ju ,j ,j], utility [ju'tlt];

what [hwt ,hwt /wt], windows ['wnd], quest [kwest]

['vl],

feel [fl]

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