Pronunciation Table
Consonants
symbol example word
b back
d day
ð then
dʒ jump
f fat
g get
h hot
j yell
k key
l led
m sum
n sun
ŋ sung
p pen
r red
s soon
ʃ fishing
t tea
tʃ cheer
θ thing
v view
w wet
x loch
z zero
ʒ pleasure
Vowels
symbol example word
iː sheep
ɪ ship
i happy
e bed
æ bad
ɑː calm
ɒ pot
ɔː caught
ʊ put
u actuality
uː boot
ʌ cut
ɜː bird
ə cupboard
eɪ make
əʊ note
aɪ bite
aʊ now
ɪ boy
ɪə here
iə peculiar
eə there
ʊə poor
uə ritual
eɪə player
əʊə lower
aɪə tire
aʊə tower
ɔɪə employer
Special signs
|| separates British and American pronunciations: British on the left, American on the right
/'/ shows main stress
/,/ shows secondary stress
/ / shows stress shift
/'r/ means that the /r/ sound is pronounced in American English, but usually not pronounced in British English, except when the word that follows begins with a vowel sound
/ɪ/ means that some speakers use /ɪ/ and others use /ə/
/ʊ/ means that some speakers use /ʊ/ and others use /ə/
/ə/ means that /ə/ may or may not be used