The table of consonant sounds of English:
| /p/ as in part | /f/ as in food | /h/ as in has |
| /b/ as in bed | /v/ as in voice | /m/ as in man |
| /t/ as in too | /θ/ as in thing | /n/ as in not |
| /d/ as in did | /ð/ as in this | /ŋ/ as in long |
| /k/ as in kiss | /s/ as in see | /l/ as in let |
| /g/ as in get | /z/ as in zoo | /r/ as in red |
| /tʃ/ as in chin | /ʃ/ as in she | /j/ as in yes |
| /dʒ/ as in joke | /ʒ/ as in measure | /w/ as in will |
The table of vowels sounds of English:
| long vowels | short vowels | diphthongs |
|---|---|---|
| /iː/ as in each | /ɪ/ as in it | /eɪ/ as in day |
| /ɑː(r)/ as in car | /e/ as in then | /aɪ/ as in by |
| /ɔː(r)/ as in more | /æ/ as in back | /ɔɪ/ as in boy |
| /uː/ as in too | /ʌ/ as in much | /əʊ/ as in no |
| /ɜː(r)/ as in word | /ɒ - ɑ/ as in not* | /aʊ/ as in now |
| /ʊ/ as in put | /ɪə(r)/ as in near | |
| /ə/ as in again | /eə(r)/ as in there | |
| /i/ as in happy | /ʊə(r)/ as in truer |
* The "short o sound" in not is unrounded in U.S., and its phonetic symbol is /ɑ/ : /nɑt/. Note that some words pronounced with /ɒ/ in G.B. are pronounced with the different vowel /ɔ/ in U.S. For Example, gone /gɒn||gɔn/.
Notes:
(1) The symbol ((r)) indicates that the vowel is pronounced with an "r" sound (i) in U.S. when it is followed by the letter "r", and (ii) in standard G.B. when it is followed by the letter "r" and immediately followed by another vowel.
Ex: car /kɑː/ (G.B.); /kɑːr/ (U.S.)
But: Take the car out /'kɑːr aʊt/ (both G.B. and U.S.)
(2) The two consonants /l/ and /n/ are sometimes pronounced as separate syllable, that is, as if they are vowels. For example, bottle, wooden.
(3) The letter x normally stands for the two consonant sounds /ks/, for example, six /sɪks/. But at the beginning of a word, it is pronounced with /z/: xerox /ˈzɪə.rɒks || -ɑks/.
(4) The letter -e is normally silent when it comes at the end of a word, after a consonant letter, for example, make /meɪk/, house /haʊs/.
Notes:
(1) The symbol ((r)) indicates that the vowel is pronounced with an "r" sound (i) in U.S. when it is followed by the letter "r", and (ii) in standard G.B. when it is followed by the letter "r" and immediately followed by another vowel.
Ex: car /kɑː/ (G.B.); /kɑːr/ (U.S.)
But: Take the car out /'kɑːr aʊt/ (both G.B. and U.S.)
(2) The two consonants /l/ and /n/ are sometimes pronounced as separate syllable, that is, as if they are vowels. For example, bottle, wooden.
(3) The letter x normally stands for the two consonant sounds /ks/, for example, six /sɪks/. But at the beginning of a word, it is pronounced with /z/: xerox /ˈzɪə.rɒks || -ɑks/.
(4) The letter -e is normally silent when it comes at the end of a word, after a consonant letter, for example, make /meɪk/, house /haʊs/.
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