This document provides the International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA) symbols for English consonants and vowels. It displays the symbols in chart form organized by place and manner of articulation for consonants and by height, backness, and roundedness for vowels. Example words are given to demonstrate each symbol.
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F10 L1 English-IPA
This document provides the International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA) symbols for English consonants and vowels. It displays the symbols in chart form organized by place and manner of articulation for consonants and by height, backness, and roundedness for vowels. Example words are given to demonstrate each symbol.
dental dental alveolar Stop p b t d k g Fricative f v s z h Affricate Nasal m n Lateral l Approximant w r j Shaded = voiced Unshaded = voiceless
Example words
p pat [pt] thick [k] judge []
b bat [bt] the [] m mat [mt] t pat [pt] s sat [st] n gnat [nt] d pad [pd] z zip [zp] sing [s] k cat [kt] wash [wa] l last [lst] g get [gt] garage [gra] r rat [rt] f fat [ft] h hat [ht] w what [wt] v vat [vt] match [m] j yet [jt] (also , as in uh-oh [o]; the symbol is called a glottal stop)
IPA symbols for English vowels
Front Mid Back Diphthongs
High i beet [bit] u boot [but] eI pay [pe] Mid-high bit [bt] book [bk] aI pie [pa] Mid e bait [bet] but [bt] o boat [bot] I point [pnt] Mid-low bet [bt] bought [bt] ou Po [pou] Low bat [bt] a father [far] a pow [pa] Shaded = rounded Unshaded = unrounded