Pronunciation is shown using the International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA)
Consonants
Symbol |
Keyword |
p |
pen |
b |
back |
t |
ten |
d |
day |
k |
key |
g |
get |
f |
fat |
v |
view |
θ |
thing |
ð |
then |
s |
soon |
z |
zero |
ʃ |
ship |
ʒ |
pleasure |
h |
hot |
x |
loch |
tʃ |
cheer |
dʒ |
jump |
m |
sum |
n |
sun |
ŋ |
sung |
w |
wet |
l |
let |
r |
red |
j |
yet |
Vowels
|
Symbol |
Keyword |
short |
ɪ |
bit |
|
e |
bed |
|
æ |
cat |
|
ɒ |
dog (BrE) |
|
ʌ |
cut |
|
ʊ |
put |
|
ə |
about |
|
i |
happy |
|
u |
actuality |
|
|
|
long |
iː |
sheep |
|
ɑː |
father |
|
ɒː |
dog (AmE) |
|
ɔː |
four |
|
uː |
boot |
|
ɜː |
bird |
|
|
|
diphthongs |
eɪ |
make |
|
aɪ |
lie |
|
ɔɪ |
boy |
|
əʊ |
note (BrE) |
|
oʊ |
note (AmE) |
|
aʊ |
now |
|
ɪə |
real |
|
eə |
hair (BrE) |
|
ʊə |
sure (BrE) |
|
ʊə |
actual |
|
iə |
peculiar |