English Vowel Sounds
Monophthong
/i:/ -Front, high, long, unrounded-see
/i/ -Front, high, short, unrounded-sit
/u:/ -Back, high, long, rounded-too
/u/ -Back, high, short, rounded-put
/e/ -Front, mid, short, unrounded-pen
/æ/ -Front, low, short, unrounded-apple
/a:/ -Back, low, long, unrounded-heart
/ɜː/ -Central, mid, long, unrounded-girl
/ə/ -Central, mid, short, unrounded-about
/ʌ/ -Central, low, short, unrounded-sun
/ɒ/ -Back, low, short, rounded-got
/ɔː/ -Back, mid, long, rounded-all
Diphthong
/ɪə/ -Centering, rising-ear
/ʊə/ -Centering, rising-tour
/eə/ -Centering, falling-hair
/ai/ -Closing, falling-time
/ɔɪ/ -Closing, falling-voice
/eɪ/ -Closing, falling-they
/əu/ -Closing, falling-grow
/au/ -Closing, falling-house
Consonants
b-bug
d-add
f-half
g-egg
h-hop
dʒ-jam
k-folk
l-live
m-man
n-know
p-pin
r-carrot
s-scene
t-thomas
v-vine
w-why
z-buzz
ʒ-azure
tʃ-watch
ʃ-sure
θ-thongs
ð-leather
ŋ-pink
j-onion
