International phonetic alphabet

Diphthongs (double vowel sounds)

Sound Symbols
ɔɪ
soil /sɔɪl/
oil /ɔɪl/
point /pɔɪnt/

Sound Symbols
eɪ
hail /heɪl/
whale /weɪl/
fail /feɪl/

Sound Symbols
əʊ
old /əʊld/
show /ʃəʊ/
though /ðəʊ/

Sound Symbols
aʊ
now /naʊ/
down /daʊn/
towel /taʊ'l/

Sound Symbols
ɪə
ear /ɪə/
cheer /ʧɪə/
beer /bɪə/

Sound Symbols
aɪ
eye /aɪ/
why /waɪ/
Friday /fraɪ'deɪ/

Sound Symbols
eə
hair /heə/
wear /weə/
there /ðeə/

Sound Symbols
ʊə
poor /pʊə/
sure /ʃʊə/
tour /tʊə/

Long vowels

Sound Symbols
ɑ:
car /kɑ:/
arm /ɑ:m/
party /pɑ:'ti:/

Sound Symbols
i:
we /wi:/
tree /tri:/
teacher /ti:'ʧə/

Sound Symbols
u:
rule /ru:l/
tooth /tu:θ/
shoe /ʃu:/

Sound Symbols
ɜ:
surf /sɜ:f/
turtle /tɜ:'tl/
turn /tɜ:n/

Sound Symbols
ɔ:
forty /fɔ:r'ti:/
horse /hɔ:rs/
board /bɔ:rd/

Short vowels

Sound Symbols
ə
ago /əgəʊ'/
again /əgen'/
America /əmeɪ'rikə/

Sound Symbols
e
get /get/
best /best/
seven /se'ven/

Sound Symbols
ʊ
cook /kʊk/
put /pʊt/
woman /wʊ'mən/

Sound Symbols
ɪ
it /ɪt/
sit /sɪt/
busy /bɪ'zi:/

Sound Symbols
ɒ
top /tɒp/
stop /stɒp/
wash /wɒʃ/

Sound Symbols
ʌ
up /ʌp/
touch /tʌʧ/
cup /kʌp/

Sound Symbols
æ
map /mæp/
hand /hænd/
thank /θænk/

Voiced consonants

Sound Symbols
b
big /bɪg/
bake /beɪk/
web /web/

Sound Symbols
d
dark /dɑ:k/
good /gʊd/
bread /bred/

Sound Symbols
g
go /gəʊ/
girl /gɜ:l/
league /li:g/

Sound Symbols
ʤ
July /ʤu:laɪ'/
large /lɑ:ʤ/
language /læn'gu:ɪʤ/

Sound Symbols
ʒ
usually /u:'ʒu:əli:/
garage /gərɒ'ʒ/
decision /di:sɪ'ʒn/

Sound Symbols
ð
the /ðə/
they /ðeɪ/
brother /brʌ'ðə/

Sound Symbols
v
love /lʌv/
vase /veɪs/
voice /vɔɪs/

Sound Symbols
z
zoo /zu:/
boys /bɔɪz/
please /pli:z/

Voiceless consonants

Sound Symbols
ʧ
rich /rɪʧ/
teach /ti:ʧ/
chair /ʧeə/

Sound Symbols
f
feel /fi:l/
laugh /læf/
safe /seɪf/

Sound Symbols
k
kind /kaɪnd/
cold /kəʊld/
luck /lʌk/

Sound Symbols
p
pick /pɪk/
hope /həʊp/
step /step/

Sound Symbols
ʃ
sheep /ʃi:p/
fresh /freʃ/
wish /wɪʃ/

Sound Symbols
s
seat /si:t/
rice /raɪs/
this /ðɪs/

Sound Symbols
t
tell /tel/
heat /hi:t/
wet /wet/

Sound Symbols
θ
theme /θi:m/
thin /θɪn/
breath /breθ/

Other consonants

Sound Symbols
h
he /hi:/
hill /hɪl/
heal /hi:l/

Sound Symbols
l
call /kɒl/
leave /li:v/
learn /lɜ:n/

Sound Symbols
m
meet /mi:t/
warm /wɑ:m/
room /ru:m/

Sound Symbols
n
can /kæn/
fine /faɪn/
need /ni:d/

Sound Symbols
r
red /red/
wrong /rɒŋ/
brave /breɪv/

Sound Symbols
ŋ
sing /sɪŋ/
English /ɪŋ'glɪʃ/
thing /θɪŋ/

Sound Symbols
w
week /wi:k/
where /weə/
question /kwes'ʧn/

Sound Symbols
j
you /ju:/
f_ew /fju:/
_unique /ju:ni:k'/