p
pill
voiceless bilabial stop
b
bill
voiced bilabial stop
m
mill
voiced bilabial nasal
f
feel
voiceless labiodental fricative
v
veal
voiced labiodental fricative
?
think (no vibration)
voiceless interdental fricative
�
thy; mother (vibration)
voiced interdental fricative
?
shell (no vibration)
voiceless alveopalatal fricative
?
azure (vibration)
voiced alveopalatal fricative
t
till
voiceless alveolar stop
d
dill
voiced alveolar stop
n
nail
voiced alveolar nasal
s
seal
voiceless alveolar fricative
z
zeal
voiced alveolar fricative
t?
chill
voiceless alveopalatal affricate
d?
jill
voiced alveopalatal affricate
?
uh-oh (stopping sound)
glottal stop
k
kill
voiceless velar stop
g
gill
voiced velar stop
?
sing
voiced velar nasal
h
heal
voiceless glottal fricative
l
leaf
voiced alveolar liquid
?
reef
voiced alveolar liquid
j
you
voiced palatal glide
w
witch
voiced bilabial glide
voiced velar glide
?
which
voiceless bilabial glide
voiceless velar glide
??
-er
i
(eee sound)
ski, tree, eat
high front tense vowel
?
(i sound)
hit, kick
high front lax vowel
ej
(ay sound)
hey, pay, bay
mid front tense vowel
?
(uh sound) not stressed
sofA, Away
mid central (back) lax vowel
?
(e sound)
bet, said
mid front lax vowel
?
(uh sound) stressed
cup, butter, bus
mid central (back) tense vowel
�
(a- sound)
cat, sad, black
low front lax vowel
aj
(hard i sound)
hide, bite
low central (back) tense vowel
aw
(ow sound)
cow, towel
low central (back) tense vowel
a
(ah sound)
father, arm
low back tense vowel
?
(u- sound)
book, full
high back rounded lax vowel
u
(oo sound)
two, boots, coo
high back rounded tense vowel
?
(awh sound)
caught, cord, coffee
mid back rounded lax vowel
?j
(oi sound)
boy, toy
mid back rounded lax vowel
ow
(oh sound)
snow, go
mid back rounded tense vowel