Consonants
IPA
Phoneme Graphemes Examples Voiced?
Symbol
1 b b, bb bug, bubble Yes
2 d d, dd, ed dad, add, milled Yes
3 f f, ff, ph, gh, lf, ft fat, cliff, phone, enough, half, often No
4 g g, gg, gh,gu,gue gun, egg, ghost, guest, prologue Yes
5 h h, wh hop, who No
6 dʒ j, ge, g, dge, di, gg jam, wage, giraffe, edge, soldier, exaggerate Yes
k, c, ch, cc, lk, qu ,q(u), kit, cat, chris, accent, folk, bouquet, queen, rack,
7 k No
ck, x box
8 l l, ll live, well Yes
9 m m, mm, mb, mn, lm man, summer, comb, column, palm Yes
10 n n, nn,kn, gn, pn net, funny, know, gnat, pneumonic Yes
11 p p, pp pin, dippy No
12 r r, rr, wr, rh run, carrot, wrench, rhyme Yes
s, ss, c, sc, ps, st, ce,
13 s sit, less, circle, scene, psycho, listen, pace, course No
se
14 t t, tt, th, ed tip, matter, thomas, ripped No
15 v v, f, ph, ve vine, of, stephen, five Yes
16 w w, wh, u, o wit, why, quick, choir Yes
17 z z, zz, s, ss, x, ze, se zed, buzz, his, scissors, xylophone, craze Yes
18 ʒ s, si, z treasure, division, azure Yes
19 tʃ ch, tch, tu, ti, te chip, watch, future, action, righteous No
sh, ce, s, ci, si, ch, sci, sham, ocean, sure, special, pension, machine,
20 ʃ No
ti conscience, station
21 θ th thongs No
22 ð th leather Yes
23 ŋ ng, n, ngue ring, pink, tongue Yes
24 j y, i, j you, onion, hallelujah Yes
Vowels
IPA
Phoneme Graphemes Examples
Symbol
25 æ a, ai, au cat, plaid, laugh
IPA
Phoneme Graphemes Examples
Symbol
a, ai, eigh, aigh, ay, er, et, ei, au, bay, maid, weigh, straight, pay, foyer, filet, eight,
26 eɪ
a_e, ea, ey gauge, mate, break, they
end, bread, bury, friend, said, many, leopard,
27 e e, ea, u, ie, ai, a, eo, ei, ae
heifer, aesthetic
e, ee, ea, y, ey, oe, ie, i, ei, eo, be, bee, meat, lady, key, phoenix, grief, ski,
28 i:
ay deceive, people, quay
29 ɪ i, e, o, u, ui, y, ie it, england, women, busy, guild, gym, sieve
spider, sky, night, pie, guy, stye, aisle, island,
30 aɪ i, y, igh, ie, uy, ye, ai, is, eigh, i_e
height, kite
31 ɒ a, ho, au, aw, ough swan, honest, maul, slaw, fought
o, oa, o_e, oe, ow, ough, eau, open, moat, bone, toe, sow, dough, beau, brooch,
32 oʊ
oo, ew sew
33 ʊ o, oo, u,ou wolf, look, bush, would
34 ʌ u, o, oo, ou lug, monkey, blood, double
o, oo, ew, ue, u_e, oe, ough, ui, who, loon, dew, blue, flute, shoe, through, fruit,
35 u:
oew, ou manoeuvre, group
36 ɔɪ oi, oy, uoy join, boy, buoy
37 aʊ ow, ou, ough now, shout, bough
38 ə a, er, i, ar, our, ur about, ladder, pencil, dollar, honour, augur
39 eəʳ air, are, ear, ere, eir, ayer chair, dare, pear, where, their, prayer
40 ɑ: a arm
41 ɜ:ʳ ir, er, ur, ear, or, our, yr bird, term, burn, pearl, word, journey, myrtle
aw, a, or, oor, ore, oar, our, paw, ball, fork, poor, fore, board, four, taught, war,
42 ɔ:
augh, ar, ough, au bought, sauce
43 ɪəʳ ear, eer, ere, ier ear, steer, here, tier
44 ʊəʳ ure, our cure, tourist
