Guide to IPA Pronunciation Symbols
Vowels
æ
ask,
bat,
glad
ɑ
cot,
bomb,
caught,
paw
ɛ
bet,
fed
ə
about,
banana,
collide
i
very,
any,
thirty
i:
eat,
bead,
bee
ɪ
id,
bid,
pit
ʊ
foot,
should,
put
u:
boot,
two,
coo
ʌ
under,
putt,
bud
ɚ
merge,
bird,
further
eɪ
eight,
wade,
bay
aɪ
ice,
bite,
tie
aʊ
out,
gown,
plow
oɪ
oyster,
coil,
boy
oʊ
oat,
own,
zone,
blow
ɑɚ
car,
heart,
bizarre
eɚ
bare,
fair,
wear
iɚ
near,
deer,
mere,
pier
oɚ
boar,
port,
door,
shore
uɚ
boor,
tour,
insure
ɒ British c ot, b omb
ɔ British c aught, p aw, p ort
ə: British m erge, b ird
əʊ British oat, own, z one, bl ow
ɪə British n ear, d eer
ɛə British b are, f air
ʊə British b oor, t our
Consonants
b
baby,
labor,
cab
d
day,
kid
ʤ
just,
badger,
fudge
ð
then,
either,
bathe
f
foe,
tough,
buff
g
go,
dagger,
bag
h
hot,
ahead
j
yes,
vineyard
k
lacquer,
flock,
skin
kʰ
cat,
keep,
account
l
law,
hollow
l̟
pedal,
battle,
final
ɫ
pool,
boil
m
mat,
hemp,
hammer, rim
n
new,
tent,
tenor,
run
n̩
button,
satin,
kitten
ŋ
rung,
hang,
swinger
p
lapse,
top,
lip,
speed
pʰ
pay,
pet,
appear
r
rope,
arrive
s
sad,
mist,
kiss
ʃ
shoe,
mission,
slush
t
mat,
stick,
late
tʰ
toe,
attack
ɾ
later,
catty,
riddle
tʃ
batch,
nature
tʃʰ
choose,
chin,
achieve
θ
thin,
ether,
bath
v
vat,
never,
cave
w
wet,
software
z
zoo,
easy,
buzz
ʒ
vision,
azure,
beige
ʔ
button,
kitten,
satin
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