IPA:
International Phonetic Alphabet
Adapted from: Gussenhoven & Broeders (1997)
Words taken from: www.teachtranslatetravelrepeat.com
Click on the play button nex to the symbols below to listen to the correct sounds belonging to each symbol.
Vowels
Consonants
lax
tense
strong
weak
other
/ɪ/ ship
/ʊ/ good
/e/ bed
/ӕ/ cat
/ʌ/ up
/ɒ/ on
monophthongs
diphthongs
/i:/ sheep
/u:/ shoot
/ɑ:/ far
/ɔ:/ door
/ɜ:/ bird
/eɪ/ wait
/aɪ/ my
/ɔɪ/ boy
/aʊ/ cow
/əʊ/ show
/ɪə/ here
/eə/ hair
/ʊə/ tourist
special case
/ə/ teacher
/p/ pea
/t/ tea
/k/ car
/f/ fly
/s/ see
/ᶿ/ think
/ᶴ/ shall
/tᶴ/ cheese
/b/ boat
/d/ dog
/g/ go
/v/ video
/z/ zoo
/ᶞ/ this
/ᶾ/ television
/dᶾ/ June
/r/ red
/l/ love
/w/ wet
/j/ yes
/h/ hat
/m/ man
/n/ now
/ɳ/ sing
Sounds:
/ɪ/
/ʊ/
/e/
/ӕ/
/ʌ/
/ɒ/
/i:/
/u:/
/ɑ:/
/ɔ:/
/ɜ:/
/eɪ/
/aɪ/
/ɔɪ/
/aʊ/
/əʊ/
/ɪə/
/eə/
/ʊə/
/p/
/t/
/k/
/f/
/s/
/ᶿ/
/ᶴ/
/tᶴ/
/b/
/d/
/g/
/v/
/z/
/ᶞ/
/ᶾ/
/dᶾ/
/r/
/l/
/w/
/j/
/h/
/m/
/n/
/ɳ/
/ə/