Standard English IPA symbols

ɹ

alveolar approximant / fricative voiced Run, veRy

z

alveolar fricative voiced Zoo, roSe

s

alveolar fricative voiceless See, City, paSS

l

alveolar liquid / lateral approximant Left, beLL

n

alveolar nasal voiced No, tiN

d

alveolar stop voiceless Do, oDD

t

alveolar stop voiceless Two, sTing, beT

ʊ

back high rounded pUt, wOOd

u

back high rounded sOOn, thrOUgh

ɑ

back low unrounded fAther

ʌ

back low-mid unrounded rUn, enOUgh

ɔ

back open-mid rounded lAw, cAUght

b

bialbial stop voiced But, weB

m

bilabial nasal voiced Man, haM

p

bilabial stop voiceless Pen, sPin

ɜ

central low-mid unrounded bIrd

ə

central mid unrounded About

ð

dental fricative voiced This, breaTHE, faTHer

θ

dental fricative voiceless Thing, teeTH

i

front high unrounded citY, sEE

a

front low unrounded hAt

ɛ

front low-mid unrounded bEd

æ

front open unrounded lAd, cAt, rAn

h

glottal fricative voiceless Ham

v

labio-dental fricative voiced Voice, haVE

f

labio-dental fricative voiceless Fool, enouGH, leaF

ŋ

nasal velar voiced riNGer, siNG, drinNk

I

near-front near-high unrounded sIt

j

palatal approximant voiced Yes

dʒ

palato-alveolar affricate voiced Gin, Joy, eDGE

tʃ

palato-alveolar affricate voiceless CHair, naTure, teaCH

ʒ

post-alveolar fricative voiced pleaSure, beiGE

ʃ

post-alveolar fricative voiceless She, Sure, emoTion, leaSH

w

velar approximant / fricative voiced We

ʍ

velar approximant / fricative voiceless WHat

g

velar stop voiced Go, Get, beG

k

velar stop voiceless Cat, Kill, sKin, Queen, thiCK