International Phonetic Alphabet

ʤ

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

ə

ago /əgəʊ'/ again /əgen'/ America /əmeɪ'rikə/

Voiced Consonants

are pronounced with a vibration from the vocal cords

b

big /bɪg/ bake /beɪk/ web /web/

l

call /kɒl/ leave /li:v/ learn /lɜ:n/

n

can /kæn/ fine /faɪn/ need /ni:d/

ɑ:

car /kɑ:/ arm /ɑ:m/ party /pɑ:'ti:/

ʊ

cook /kʊk/ put /pʊt/ woman /wʊ'mən/

d

dark /dɑ:k/ good /gʊd/ bread /bred/

Diphthongs

double vowel sounds

ɪə

ear /ɪə/ cheer /ʧɪə/ beer /bɪə/

aɪ

eye /aɪ/ why /waɪ/ Friday /fraɪ'deɪ/

f

feel /fi:l/ laugh /læf/ safe /seɪf/

ɔ:

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

e

get /get/ best /best/ seven /se'ven/

g

go /gəʊ/ girl /gɜ:l/ league /li:g/

eɪ

hail /heɪl/ whale /weɪl/ fail /feɪl/

eə

hair /heə/ wear /weə/ there /ðeə/

h

he /hi:/ hill /hɪl/ heal /hi:l/

ɪ

it /ɪt/ sit /sɪt/ busy /bɪ'zi:/

k

kind /kaɪnd/ cold /kəʊld/ luck /lʌk/

v

love /lʌv/ vase /veɪs/ voice /vɔɪs/

æ

map /mæp/ hand /hænd/ thank /θænk/

m

meet /mi:t/ warm /wɑ:m/ room /ru:m/

aʊ

now /naʊ/ down /daʊn/ towel /taʊ'l/

əʊ

old /əʊld/ show /ʃəʊ/ though /ðəʊ/

p

pick /pɪk/ hope /həʊp/ step /step/

ʊə

poor /pʊə/ sure /ʃʊə/ tour /tʊə/

r

red /red/ wrong /rɒŋ/ brave /breɪv/

ʧ

rich /rɪʧ/ teach /ti:ʧ/ chair /ʧeə/

u:

rule /ru:l/ tooth /tu:θ/ shoe /ʃu:/

s

seat /si:t/ rice /raɪs/ this /ðɪs/

ʃ

sheep /ʃi:p/ fresh /freʃ/ wish /wɪʃ/

ŋ

sing /sɪŋ/ English /ɪŋ'glɪʃ/ thing /θɪŋ/

ɔɪ

soil /sɔɪl/ oil /ɔɪl/ point /pɔɪnt/

ɜ:

surf /sɜ:f/ turtle /tɜ:'tl/ turn /tɜ:n/

t

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

ð

the /ðə/ they /ðeɪ/ brother /brʌ'ðə/

θ

theme /θi:m/ thin /θɪn/ breath /breθ/

ɒ

top /tɒp/ stop /stɒp/ wash /wɒʃ/

ʌ

up /ʌp/ touch /tʌʧ/ cup /kʌp/

ʒ

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

i:

we /wi:/ tree /tri:/ teacher/ti:'ʧə/

w

week /wi:k/ where /weə/ question /kwes'ʧn/

j

you /ju:/ f_ew /fju:/ _unique /ju:ni:k'/

z

zoo /zu:/ boys /bɔɪz/ please /pli:z/