International Phonetic Alphabet (English)

/p/

pill"
bilabial, voiceless, stop

/b/

bill"
bilabial, voiced, stop

/m/

mill"
bilabial, voiced, nasal

/w/

witch"
bilabial, voiced, glide

/?/

which"
bilabial (velar), voiceless, glide

/f/

frog"
labiodental, voiceless, fricative

/v/

veal"
labiodental, voiced, fricative

/?/

thigh"
interdental, voiceless, fricative

/�/

thy"
interdental, voiced, fricative

/t/

till"
alveolar, voiceless, stop

/d/

dill"
alveolar, voiced, stop

/s/

seal"
alveolar, voiceless, fricative

/z/

zoo"
alveolar, voiced, fricative

/n/

night"
alveolar, voiced, nasal

/l/

leaf"
alveolar, voiced, lateral, liquid

/r/

reef"
alveolar, voiced, liqui

/?/

shoe" "mesh"
palatal, voiceless, fricative

/?/

measure" "treasure" "Jacque"
palatal, voiced, fricative

/?/

chin" "chill"
palatal, voiceless, affricate

/?/

gin"
palatal, voiced, affricate

/j/

yellow" "yes"
palatal, voiced, glide

/k/

curl" "keg"
velar, voiceless, stop

/g/

girl"
velar, voiced, stop

/?/

ring"
velar , voiced, nasal

/?/

uh oh"
glottal, voiceless, stop

/h/

hello"
glottal, voiceless, fricative

/i/

beet"
high front unrounded tense vowel

/?/

lit" "fit"
high (not as high as /i/) front lax unrounded vowel

/e/

wait" "bait" "fate"
high-mid front tense unrounded vowel

/?/

bet" "wet"
low-mid front lax unrounded vowel

/�/

cat" "bat"
low front lax unrounded vowel

/?/

sofa" "about" "uh"
mid central lax unrounded vowel (unstressed)

/?/

mutt"
low-mid, back-central, lax unrounded vowel (stressed)

/u/

boot"
high, back, rounded, tense, vowel

/?/

foot" "put"
high (not as high as /u/), back, rounded, lax, vowel

/o/

boat"
high-mid, back, rounded, tense, vowel
allophone dipthong /o?/

/?/

sought" "awe"
low-mid, back, rounded, tense vowel

/?/

pot" "bar" "balm"
low, back, unrounded, tense, vowel

/a?/

bite"
high, back
DIPTHONG

/a?/

bow" (your head)
mid, central
DIPTHONG

/??/

boy"
mid, back
DIPTHONG

/?/

Called "schwar" used in unstressed syllables
mid, central, rounded, lax
ex. "runner

/?/

-er sound used in stressed syllables
mid, central, rounded, lax
ex. "curse" "third