English sounds (IPA)

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Vowels (shared)

/iː/

fleece

/ɪ/

kit

/i/

happy

/ɛ/

dress

/æ/

trap

/ʊ/

foot

/uː/

goose

/ʌ/

strut

/ə/

about

/eɪ/

face

/aɪ/

price

/ɔɪ/

choice

/aʊ/

mouth

Vowels — British

/ɑː/

bath

/ɒ/

lot

/ɔː/

thought

/ɜː/

nurse

/əʊ/

goat

/ɪə/

near

/ɛə/

square

/ʊə/

cure

Vowels — American

/ɑ/

father

/ɔ/

thought

/u/

tube

/ɝ/

nurse

/ɚ/

father

/oʊ/

goat

Stops

/p/

pen

/b/

bat

/t/

top

/ɾ/

water

/ʔ/

bottle

/d/

dog

/k/

cat

/ɡ/

go

Fricatives

/f/

fish

/v/

van

/θ/

think

/ð/

this

/s/

see

/z/

zoo

/ʃ/

she

/ʒ/

measure

/h/

hat

/ʍ/

which

Affricates

/tʃ/

church

/dʒ/

judge

Nasals

/m/

man

/n/

no

/ŋ/

sing

Approximants & liquids

/l/

light

/r/

red

/j/

yes

/w/

west

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