English IPA

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