1.1 – Consonants
IPA symbol
Example word
/p/
pin /pɪn/
/b/
bin /bɪn/
/t/
ten /ten/
/d/
dog /dɒɡ/
/k/
cat /kæt/
/ɡ/
go /ɡəʊ/
/f/
fun /fʌn/
/v/
van /væn/
/θ/
thin /θɪn/
/ð/
this /ðɪs/
/s/
sun /sʌn/
/z/
zoo /zuː/
/ʃ/
sheep /ʃiːp/
/ʒ/
measure /ˈmeʒə/
/tʃ/
check /tʃek/
/dʒ/
jam /dʒæm/
/m/
man /mæn/
/n/
not /nɒt/
/ŋ/
sing /sɪŋ/
/h/
hat /hæt/
/l/
leg /leɡ/
/r/
run /rʌn/
/w/
win /wɪn/
/j/
yes /jes/
1.2 – Vowels
IPA symbol
Example word
/iː/
see /siː/
/ɪ/
sit /sɪt/
/e/
set /set/
/æ/
cat /kæt/
/ʌ/
cup /kʌp/
/ɑː/
car /kɑː/
/ɒ/
hot /hɒt/
/ɔː/
caught /kɔːt/
/ʊ/
book /bʊk/
/uː/
moon /muːn/
/ə/
about /əˈbaʊt/
/ɜː/
bird /bɜːd/
1.3 – Diphthongs
IPA symbol
Example word
/eɪ/
day /deɪ/
/aɪ/
tie /taɪ/
/ɔɪ/
boy /bɔɪ/
/aʊ/
cow /kaʊ/
/əʊ/
go /ɡəʊ/
/ɪə/
here /hɪə/
/eə/
care /keə/
/ʊə/
pure /pjʊə/
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