| Consonants
|
| IPA |
Examples
|
| b
|
buy, cab
|
| d
|
dye, cad, do
|
| ð
|
thy, breathe, father
|
| dʒ
|
giant, badge, jam
|
| f
|
phi, caff, fan
|
| ɡ (ɡ)
|
guy, bag
|
| h
|
high, ahead
|
| j
|
yes, yacht
|
| k
|
sky, crack
|
| l
|
lie, sly, gal
|
| m
|
my, smile, cam
|
| n
|
nigh, snide, can
|
| ŋ
|
sang, sink, singer
|
| ŋɡ
|
finger, anger
|
| θ
|
thigh, math
|
| p
|
pie, spy, cap
|
| r
|
rye, try, very
|
| s
|
sigh, mass
|
| ʃ
|
shy, cash, emotion
|
| t
|
tie, sty, cat, atom
|
| tʃ
|
China, catch
|
| v
|
vie, have
|
| w
|
wye, swine
|
| hw
|
why
|
| z
|
zoo, has
|
| ʒ
|
equation, pleasure, vision, beige
|
| Marginal consonants
|
| x
|
ugh, loch, Chanukah
|
| ʔ
|
uh-oh /ˈʔʌʔoʊ/
|
|
| Vowels
|
| IPA |
Full vowels |
... followed by R
|
| ɑː
|
PALM, father, bra
|
ɑr
|
START, bard, barn, snarl, star (also /ɑːr./)
|
| ɒ
|
LOT, pod, John
|
ɒr
|
moral, forage
|
| æ
|
TRAP, pad, shall, ban
|
ær
|
barrow, marry
|
| aɪ
|
PRICE, ride, file, fine, pie
|
aɪər
|
Ireland, sapphire (/aɪr./)
|
| aʊ
|
MOUTH, loud, foul, down, how
|
aʊər
|
hour (/aʊr./)
|
| ɛ
|
DRESS, bed, fell, men
|
ɛr
|
error, merry
|
| eɪ
|
FACE, made, fail, vein, pay
|
ɛər
|
SQUARE, scared, scarce, cairn, Mary (/eɪr./)
|
| ɪ
|
KIT, lid, fill, bin
|
ɪr
|
mirror, Sirius
|
| iː
|
FLEECE, seed, feel, mean, sea
|
ɪər
|
NEAR, beard, fierce, serious (/iːr./)
|
| ɔː
|
THOUGHT, Maud, dawn, fall, straw
|
ɔr
|
NORTH, born, war, Laura (/ɔːr./)
|
| ɔɪ
|
CHOICE, void, foil, coin, boy
|
ɔɪər
|
loir, coir (/ɔɪr./)
|
| /əʊ/
|
GOAT, code, foal, bone, go
|
ɔər
|
FORCE, boar, more, oral (/oʊr./)
|
| ʊ
|
FOOT, good, full, woman
|
ʊr
|
courier
|
| uː
|
GOOSE, food, fool, soon, chew, do
|
ʊər
|
boor, moor, tourist (/uːr./)
|
| juː
|
cued, cute, mule, tune, queue, you
|
jʊər
|
cure
|
| ʌ
|
STRUT, mud, dull, gun
|
ʌr
|
borough, hurry
|
| ɜr
|
NURSE, word, girl, fern, furry (/ɝː/)
|
| Reduced vowels
|
| ə
|
Rosa’s, a mission, comma
|
ər
|
LETTER, perceive (also /ɚ/)
|
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|
roses, emission (either ɪ or ə)
|
ən
|
button
|
| ɵ
|
omission (either oʊ or ə)
|
əm
|
rhythm
|
ʊ
|
beautiful, curriculum ([jʉ]) (either ʊ or ə)
|
əl
|
bottle
|
| i
|
HAPPY, serious (either ɪ or iː)
|
ᵊ, ⁱ
|
(vowel is frequently dropped: nasturtium)
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