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About the project Return to main song listing| IPA Vowels
/:/ makes the vowel long |
English spelling | English words |
|---|---|---|
| /æ/ | a | at, and, bachelor, can |
| /ɑː/ | a | arm, far, large |
| /ɐ/ | a, er | alone, winter, summer |
| /ɒ/ | a, o | was, wrong, fog |
| /ɛ/ | a, er | when, ever, many, bed |
| /ə/ | e, u | single, upon, heaven |
| /ɪ/ | i | did, in, live |
| /i/ | y | only, foggy |
| /iː/ | ee, ea | keep, peace, sleep |
| /ɔː/ | a, au, ou, oo | all, sauce, tour, poor |
| /ɜː/ | o, e, er | work, her |
| /ʊ/ | o, oo, u | into, book, full |
| /uː/ | oo | too, food |
| /ʌ/ | u | cunning, summer |
| Diphthongs | ||
| /iə/ | ea | hear, idea |
| /eə/ | a, ai, ei | air, rare, their |
| /aɪ/ | i | time, night |
| /eɪ/ | a, ai | maid, wake, trace |
| /ɔɪ/ | oi, oy | joy, choice |
| /əʊ/ | o, oa, ow | coat, boat, go |
| /aʊ/ | ou, ow | now, thou |
| Consonants | ||
| /b/ | b | be, rebel |
| /d/ | d | direct, adore |
| /f/ | f, ph | fog, funny, phone |
| /g/ | g | great, fog |
| /ʒ/ | su | measure, closure |
| /h/ | h | heaven, have |
| /j/ | y | young, you |
| /k/ | c, k | cry, cover |
| /l/ | l, ll | love, only |
| /m/ | m, mm | more, summer |
| /n/ | n | now, night |
| /p/ | p, pp | purple, keep |
| /ɹ/ | r, rr | row, cry, every |
| /s/ | s, ss | same, asset |
| /t/ | t, tt | top, time |
| /v/ | v | vile, very |
| /w/ | w | wife, well, aware |
| /z/ | s, z | was, weavers, zone |
| /ŋ/ | ng | sing, walking |
| /ʃ/ | sh | she, shape, ash |
| /θ/ | th | thing, earth |
| /ð/ | th | the, that |