Consonants |
p | pen, copy, happen |
b | back, baby, job |
t | tea, tight, button |
d | day, ladder, odd |
k | key, clock, school |
g | get, giggle, ghost |
tʃ | church, match, nature |
dʒ | judge, age, soldier |
f | fat, coffee, rough, photo |
v | view, heavy, move |
θ | thing, author, path |
ð | this, other, smooth |
s | soon, cease, sister |
z | zero, music, roses, buzz |
ʃ | ship, sure, national |
ʒ | pleasure, vision |
h | hot, whole, ahead |
m | more, hammer, sum |
n | nice, know, funny, sun |
ŋ | ring, anger, thanks, sung |
l | light, valley, feel |
r | right, wrong, sorry, arrange |
j | yet, use, beauty, few |
w | wet, one, when, queen |
ʔ | (glottal stop) department, football |
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Vowels |
ɪ | kit, bid, hymn, minute |
e | dress, bed, head, many |
æ | trap, bad |
ɒ | lot, odd, wash |
ʌ | strut, mud, love, blood |
ʊ | foot, good, put |
iː | fleece, sea, machine |
eɪ | face, day, break |
aɪ | price, high, try |
ɔɪ | choice, boy |
uː | goose, two, blue, group |
əʊ | goat, show, no |
aʊ | mouth, now |
ɪə | near, here, weary |
eə | square. fair, various |
ɑː | start, father |
ɔː | thought, law, north, war |
ʊə | poor, jury, cure |
ɜː | nurse, stir, learn, refer |
ə | about, common, standard |
i | happy, radiate. glorious |
u | thank you, influence, situation |
n̩ | suddenly, cotton |
l̩ | middle, metal |
ˈ | (stress mark) |
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