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IPA pronunciation key[edit]
IPA vowels
| æ
|
ɑː
|
| trap |
father - start
|
| e
|
eɪ
|
eə
|
| dress |
face |
square
|
| ɪ
|
iː
|
ɪə
|
| kit |
fleece |
near
|
| ɒ
|
əʊ
|
ɔː
|
| lot |
goat |
taught
|
| ʊ
|
uː
|
ʊə
|
| foot |
goose |
mature
|
|
|
juː
|
jʊə
|
| cute |
cure
|
| ʌ
|
ə
|
ɜː
|
| strut |
comma |
nurse
|
| aɪ
|
aʊ
|
ɔɪ
|
| price |
mouth |
choice
|
| Sample word |
Random House |
Teflpedia
|
| trap, marry |
/æ/ |
/æ/
|
| bath |
/æ, ɑ/ |
/æ,AmE ɑːBrE/
|
| apparent |
/æ, ɛə/ |
/æ/
|
| palm, father, start, safari |
/ɑ/ |
/ɑː/
|
| price, virus |
/aɪ/ |
/aɪ/
|
| fire |
/aɪər/ |
/aɪər/
|
| buyer |
/aɪ ər/ |
/aɪər/
|
| square, vary |
/ɛə/ |
/eə/
|
| parent, hilarious |
/ɛə, æ/ |
/eə/
|
| transparent |
/ɛə, æ/ |
/æ/
|
| thought, north |
/ɔ/ |
/ɔː/
|
| cloth, moral, laurel |
/ɔ, ɒ/ |
/ɒBrE, ɔːAmE/
|
| water |
/ɔ, ɒ/ |
/ɔː/
|
| force, glory |
/ɔ, oʊ/ |
/ɔː/
|
| dress, merry |
/ɛ/ |
/e/
|
| fleece, happy, various |
/i/ |
/iː/
|
| immediate |
/i ɪ/ |
/iːə/
|
| near, material |
/ɪər/ |
/ɪər/
|
| letter |
/ər/ |
/ər/
|
| face, player |
/eɪ/ |
/eɪ/
|
| kit, mirror |
/ɪ/ |
/ɪ/
|
| lot |
/ɒ/ |
/ɒ/
|
| sorry, wash, dolphin |
/ɒ, ɔ/ |
/ɒ/
|
| goat |
/oʊ/ |
/əʊ/
|
| obey |
/oʊ/ |
/ə,BrE əʊAmE/
|
| choice |
/ɔɪ/ |
/ɔɪ/
|
| goose |
/u/ |
/uː/
|
| cute |
/yu/ |
/juː/
|
| new |
/u, yu/ |
/juː/
|
| foot |
/ʊ/ |
/ʊ/
|
| tour |
/ʊə/ |
/ʊə/
|
| sure |
/ʊər, ɜr/ |
/ʊər, ɔːrBrE/
|
| cure, mural |
/yʊər/ |
/jʊər/
|
| mouth, dowry |
/aʊ/ |
/aʊ/
|
| hour |
/aʊər, aʊ ər/ |
/aʊər/
|
| flower |
/aʊ ər/ |
/aʊər/
|
| strut |
/ʌ/ |
/ʌ/
|
| comma |
/ə/ |
/ə/
|
| people |
/əl/ |
/əl/
|
| open |
/ən/ |
/ən/
|
| rhythm |
/əm/ |
/əm/
|
| nurse, furry |
/ɜ/ |
/ɜː/
|
| hurry |
/ɜ, ʌ/ |
/ʌr,BrE ɜːrAmE/
|
Consonants[edit]
IPA consonants
| Normal sound: /b, d, f, g, h, k, l, m, n, p, r, s, t, v, w, z/
|
| ʃ
|
tʃ
|
ŋ
|
| show |
church |
sing
|
| ʒ
|
dʒ
|
j
|
| usual |
judge |
you
|
| θ
|
ð
|
s
|
| think |
that |
see
|
| Sample word |
Random House |
Teflpedia
|
| church |
/tʃ/ |
/tʃ/
|
| judge |
dʒ/ |
/dʒ/
|
| sing |
/ŋ/ |
/ŋ/
|
| finger |
/ŋg/ |
/ŋg/
|
| ingrain |
/ng/ |
/ng/
|
| show |
/ʃ/ |
/ʃ/
|
| mishap |
/sh/ |
/sh/
|
| think |
/θ/ |
/θ/
|
| that |
/ð/ |
/ð/
|
| rathole |
/th/ |
/th/
|
| witch |
/w/ |
/w/
|
| which |
/ʰw/ |
/w/
|
| yes |
/y/ |
/j/
|
| usual |
/ʒ/ |
/ʒ/
|
