Phonetics: Sounds of English
English IPA Chart — Color coded
Vowels
Diphthongs
Consonants
Vowels
| IPA | Example (highlighted letters produce the sound) |
|---|
| /iː/ | see — see |
| /ɪ/ | sit — sit |
| /e/ | bed — bed |
| /æ/ | cat — cat |
| /ʌ/ | cup — cup |
| /ɑː/ | father — father |
| /ɒ/ (BrE) | hot — hot |
| /ɔː/ | born — born |
| /ʊ/ | put — put |
| /uː/ | boot — boot |
| /ɜː/ | bird — bird |
| /ə/ | sofa — sofa |
Diphthongs
| IPA | Example (highlighted letters produce the sound) |
|---|
| /eɪ/ | day — day |
| /aɪ/ | my — my |
| /ɔɪ/ | boy — boy |
| /aʊ/ | house — house |
| /əʊ/ (BrE) | go — go |
| /ɪə/ (BrE) | near — near |
| /eə/ (BrE) | hair — hair |
| /ʊə/ (BrE) | poor — poor |
Consonants
| IPA | Example (highlighted letters produce the sound) |
|---|
| /p/ | pen — pen |
| /b/ | bat — bat |
| /t/ | top — top |
| /d/ | dog — dog |
| /k/ | cat — cat |
| /ɡ/ | go — go |
| /f/ | fan — fan |
| /v/ | van — van |
| /θ/ | think — think |
| /ð/ | this — this |
| /s/ | sun — sun |
| /z/ | zoo — zoo |
| /ʃ/ | she — she |
| /ʒ/ | pleasure — pleasure |
| /h/ | hat — hat |
| /tʃ/ | check — check |
| /dʒ/ | jam — jam |
| /m/ | man — man |
| /n/ | net — net |
| /ŋ/ | sing — sing |
| /l/ | leg — leg |
| /r/ | red — red |
| /j/ | yes — yes |
| /w/ | wet — wet |