english consonants and vowels

Consonants

Stop Consonants

6 stops / plosives

/p/ /b/

6 stops / plosives

/t/ /d/

6 stops / plosives

/k/ /ɡ/

Fricative Consonants

9 fricatives

/f/ /v/

9 fricatives

/ɵ/ /ð/

9 fricatives

/s/ /z/

9 fricatives

/ʃ/ /ʒ/

9 fricatives

/h/

Affricate Consonants

2 affricates

/tʃ/ /dʒ/

Nasal Consonants

3 nasals

/m/

3 nasals

/n/

3 nasals

/ŋ/

Approximant Consonants

4 approximants / semi-vowels

/w/

4 approximants / semi-vowels

/j/

4 approximants / semi-vowels

/r/

4 approximants / semi-vowels

/l/

Vowels

monophthongs/ single vowels

/uː//u/14 single vowels

/ʊ/

/iː/ /i/ /ɪ/14 single vowels

/ɔː/ /ɒ/14 single vowels

/ɑː/ /ʌ/14 single vowels

/æ/ /e/14 single vowels

/ɜː/14 single vowels

/ə/14 single vowels

diphthongs / double vowels

/ɪə/8 Double vowels

/eə/8 Double vowels

/eɪ/8 Double vowels

/aɪ/8 Double vowels

/ɔɪ/8 Double vowels

/əʊ/8 Double vowels

/oʊ/

/aʊ/8 Double vowels

/ʊə/8 Double vowels

24 consonants22 vowels

/ʃuːz/

shoes

/ˈtʃɪkɪnz/

chickens

/ðeə/

there

/dʒɔɪn/

join

/ɜːɵ/

earth

/ˈvɪdiəʊ/

video

/jɔː/

your

/pliːz/

please

/ˈmʌni/

money

/draɪ/

dry

/ˈəʊʃn/

ocean

/ˈeɪʒə/

Asia

/tuːɵ/

tooth

/wʌn/

one/ won

/ˈdʌbl/

double

/jɪə/

year

/mɪˈrɑːʒ/

mirage

/ˈɒrɪndʒ/

orange

/tʃɜːtʃ/

church

/ˈseksi/

sexy

/jʌŋ/

young

/aɪs/

ice

/aɪz/

eyes

/ɡɪˈtɑː/

guitar

/ˈberi/

berry

/ˑkɪtʃɪn/

kitchen

/aʊtʃ/

ouch

/ˈpensl/

pencil

/tʃɔɪs/

choice

/ˈreɪdiəʊ/

radio

/hɔːs/

horse

/ˈtʃɪəfl/

cheerful

/ˈtʃætɪŋ/

chatting

/ˈhɪstri/

history

/skʌl/

skull

/ɪə/

ear

/beə/

bear

/nɔɪz/

noise

/ˈwaɪfaɪ/

wifi

/ʃəʊ/

show

/laʊndʒ/

lounge

/saʊɵ/

south

/ˈsteɪʃn/

station

/ɔɪl/

oil

/ˈhɪpəʊ/

hippo

/wɪə/

we’re

/ˈtelɪvɪʒn/

television

/ˈspeɪsɪz/

spaces

/staɪl/

style

/bɔɪz/

boys

/waʊ/

wow

/kləʊɵz/

clothes

/tʃeə/

/ʃeə/

share

/ˈzɪərəʊ/

zero

/iː bɑː/

E Bar

/dɔːk/

dork

/slɪd/

slid

/aɪ hɪə/

I hear

/aɪ ʃɪphaɪ/

I chip high