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    This document introduces the International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA) which is used to represent the pronunciation of English words. It lists all the vowel and consonant letters of the IPA along with examples of English words that contain each sound. Vowels are divided into long vowels, short vowels, diphthongs. Consonants include plosives, fricatives, nasals, liquids, approximants and is provided to show the proper pronunciation of English words.

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    This document introduces the International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA) which is used to represent the pronunciation of English words. It lists all the vowel and consonant letters of the IPA along with examples of English words that contain each sound. Vowels are divided into long vowels, short vowels, diphthongs. Consonants include plosives, fricatives, nasals, liquids, approximants and is provided to show the proper pronunciation of English words.

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    This document introduces the International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA) which is used to represent the pronunciation of English words. It lists all the vowel and consonant letters of the IPA along with examples of English words that contain each sound. Vowels are divided into long vowels, short vowels, diphthongs. Consonants include plosives, fricatives, nasals, liquids, approximants and is provided to show the proper pronunciation of English words.

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    Phonetic alphabet

    It is necessary to use a special alphabet to show the pronunciation of English words, because
    the ordinary English alphabet does not have enough letters to represent all the sounds of the
    language. The following list contains all the letters of the phonetic alphabet used in Practical
    English Usage, with examples of the words in which the sounds they refer to are found.
    Vowels and diphthongs (double vowels)
    iː seat /siːt/, feel /fiːl/
    ɪ sit /sɪt/, in /ɪn/
    e set /set/, any /ˈeni/
    æ sat /sæt/, match /mætʃ/
    ɑː march /mɑːtʃ/, after /ˈɑftə(r)/
    ɒ pot /pɒt/, gone /ɡɒn/
    ɔː port /pɔːt/, law /lɔː/
    ʊ good /gʊd/, could /kʊd/
    uː food /fuːd/, group /gruːp/
    ʌ much /mʌtʃ/, front /frʌnt/
    ɜː turn /tɜːn/, word /wɜːd/
    ə away /əˈweɪ/, collect /kəˈlekt/, until /ənˈtɪl/
    eɪ take /teɪk/, wait /weɪt/
    aɪ mine /maɪn/, light /laɪt/
    ɔɪ oil /ɔɪl/, boy /bɔɪ/
    əʊ no /nəʊ/, open /ˈəʊpən/
    aʊ house /haʊs/, now /naʊ/
    ɪə hear /hɪə(r)/, deer /dɪə(r)/
    eə air /eə(r)/, where /weə(r)/
    ʊə tour /tʊə(r)/, endure /ɪnˈdjʊə(r)/

    Consonants
    p pull /pʊl/, cup /kʌp/
    b bull /bʊl/, rob /rɒb/
    f ferry /ˈferi/, life /laɪf/
    v very /ˈveri/, live /lɪv/
    θ think /θɪnk/, bath /bɑːθ/
    ð then /ðen/, with /wɪð/
    t take /teɪk/, set /set/
    d day /deɪ/, red /red/
    s sing /sɪŋ/, rice /raɪs/
    z zoo /zuː/, days /deɪz/
    ʃ show /ʃəʊ/, wish /wɪʃ/
    ʒ pleasure /ˈpleʒə(r)/, occasion /əˈkeɪʒn/
    tʃ cheap /tʃiːp/, catch /kætʃ/
    dʒ jail /dʒeɪl/, bridge /brɪdʒ/
    k case /keɪs/, take /teɪk/
    ɡ go /ɡəʊ/, rug /rʌɡ/
    m my /maɪ/, come /kʌm/
    n no /nəʊ/, on /ɒn/
    ŋ sing /sɪŋ/, finger /ˈfɪŋɡə(r)/
    l love /lʌv/, hole /həʊl/
    r round /raʊnd/, carry /ˈkæri/
    w well /wel/
    j young /jʌŋ/
    h house /haʊs/

    The sign (ˈ) shows stress. See pronunciation: stress and rhythm.

    © Michael Swan 2016

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