Phonetics
ЁЯФд International
Phonetic Alphabet (IPA) Chart – English Sounds
ЁЯЕ░️ Vowels
|
Symbol |
Example Word |
Sound Description |
|
/i╦Р/ |
seat |
long 'ee' |
|
/╔к/ |
sit |
short 'i' |
|
/e/ |
bed |
short 'e' |
|
/├ж/ |
cat |
short 'a' |
|
/╩М/ |
cup |
short 'u' (central) |
|
/╔С╦Р/ |
car |
long 'ah' |
|
/╔Т/ |
hot (UK) |
short 'o' |
|
/╔Ф╦Р/ |
saw |
long 'aw' |
|
/╩К/ |
book |
short 'oo' |
|
/u╦Р/ |
food |
long 'oo' |
|
/╔Щ/ |
ago |
schwa, unstressed |
ЁЯФК Diphthongs (Two-part
vowel sounds)
|
Symbol |
Example Word |
|
/e╔к/ |
day |
|
/a╔к/ |
eye |
|
/╔Ф╔к/ |
boy |
|
/a╩К/ |
now |
|
/╔Щ╩К/ |
go (UK) |
|
/╔к╔Щ/ |
ear |
|
/e╔Щ/ |
hair |
|
/╩К╔Щ/ |
tour |
ЁЯЧг️ Consonants
Voiceless Consonants:
|
Symbol |
Example |
Description |
|
/p/ |
pen |
unvoiced 'p' |
|
/t/ |
ten |
unvoiced 't' |
|
/k/ |
cat |
unvoiced 'k' |
|
/f/ |
fan |
unvoiced 'f' |
|
/╬╕/ |
think |
unvoiced 'th' |
|
/s/ |
sun |
unvoiced 's' |
|
/╩Г/ |
she |
unvoiced 'sh' |
|
/t╩Г/ |
chin |
unvoiced 'ch' |
Voiced Consonants:
|
Symbol |
Example |
Description |
|
/b/ |
bat |
voiced 'b' |
|
/d/ |
dog |
voiced 'd' |
|
/g/ |
get |
voiced 'g' |
|
/v/ |
van |
voiced 'v' |
|
/├░/ |
this |
voiced 'th' |
|
/z/ |
zoo |
voiced 'z' |
|
/╩Т/ |
vision |
voiced 'zh' |
|
/d╩Т/ |
jam |
voiced 'j' |
ЁЯСГ Nasals
|
Symbol |
Example |
Description |
|
/m/ |
man |
lips closed |
|
/n/ |
net |
tongue tip |
|
/┼Л/ |
sing |
back nasal |
ЁЯж╖ Other Sounds
|
Symbol |
Example |
Description |
|
/h/ |
hat |
glottal |
|
/l/ |
leg |
lateral |
|
/r/ |
red |
approximant |
|
/j/ |
yes |
like 'y' |
|
/w/ |
we |
lips rounded |
ЁЯУШ PHONETICS LEARNING
MATERIAL (Quick Overview)
1️⃣ What is
Phonetics?
Phonetics is the study of human speech sounds –
how they are produced (articulatory), transmitted (acoustic), and perceived
(auditory).
2️⃣ Branches of
Phonetics:
- Articulatory: how
speech sounds are made with mouth and vocal tract.
- Acoustic: sound
waves and frequencies.
- Auditory: how
we hear and recognize speech sounds.
3️⃣ Key
Concepts:
- Voicing:
whether vocal cords vibrate (/b/ is voiced, /p/ is not).
- Place
of articulation: where the sound is made (lips, teeth, palate).
- Manner
of articulation: how air is manipulated (stop, nasal, fricative,
etc.).
ЁЯУД Sample Worksheet
(Beginner Level)
Instructions: Write the IPA symbol for the underlined
sound.
- She →
______
- Think →
______
- Cat →
______
- Ago →
______
- Fan →
______
- Chair →
______
- Book →
______
- Lamp →
______
- Time →
______
- Jam →
______
25 Words with
IPA Transcriptions for Practice
|
Word |
IPA
Transcription |
Notes |
|
cat |
/k├жt/ |
Short vowel /├ж/ |
|
dog |
/d╔Т╔б/ |
British English /╔Т/ |
|
book |
/b╩Кk/ |
Short /╩К/ |
|
see |
/si╦Р/ |
Long vowel /i╦Р/ |
|
cup |
/k╩Мp/ |
Central vowel /╩М/ |
|
car |
/k╔С╦Р/ |
Long /╔С╦Р/ |
|
go |
/╔б╔Щ╩К/ |
Diphthong /╔Щ╩К/ (BrE) |
|
eye |
/a╔к/ |
Diphthong |
|
house |
/ha╩Кs/ |
Diphthong /a╩К/ |
|
boy |
/b╔Ф╔к/ |
Diphthong /╔Ф╔к/ |
|
man |
/m├жn/ |
Nasal /m/ |
|
think |
/╬╕╔к┼Лk/ |
Voiceless dental fricative /╬╕/ |
|
this |
/├░╔кs/ |
Voiced dental fricative /├░/ |
|
she |
/╩Гi╦Р/ |
Voiceless palato-alveolar /╩Г/ |
|
jam |
/d╩Т├жm/ |
Voiced affricate /d╩Т/ |
|
chair |
/t╩Гe╔Щ/ |
Voiceless affricate /t╩Г/ |
|
red |
/red/ |
Alveolar approximant /r/ |
|
leg |
/le╔б/ |
Hard /╔б/ ending |
|
yes |
/jes/ |
/j/ sound = 'y' |
|
we |
/wi╦Р/ |
Gliding sound /w/ |
|
zoo |
/zu╦Р/ |
Voiced /z/ |
|
vision |
/╦Иv╔к╩Т╔Щn/ |
/╩Т/ as in "measure" |
|
about |
/╔Щ╦Иba╩Кt/ |
Schwa /╔Щ/ + diphthong |
|
student |
/╦Иstju╦Рd╔Щnt/ |
/ju╦Р/ as in "you" (BrE) |
|
people |
/╦Иpi╦Рpl/ |
Silent 'o', long /i╦Р/ |
|
tree |
/tri╦Р/ |
/t/ + /r/ blend, long /i╦Р/ vowel |
|
teacher |
/╦Иti╦Рt╩Г╔Щ/ |
/t╩Г/ as in "ch", schwa at the end |
|
chair |
/t╩Гe╔Щ/ |
affricate /t╩Г/, diphthong /e╔Щ/ |
|
moist |
/m╔Ф╔кst/ |
diphthong /╔Ф╔к/, final consonant blend |
|
three |
/╬╕ri╦Р/ |
voiceless /╬╕/ ("th" sound), /ri╦Р/ |
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