| Consonants |
| p |
pen, copy, happen |
| b |
back, baby, job |
| t |
tea, tight, button |
| d |
day, ladder, odd |
| k |
key, clock, school |
| g |
get, giggle, ghost |
| tʃ |
church, match, nature |
| dʒ |
judge, age, soldier |
| f |
fat, coffee, rough, photo |
| v |
view, heavy, move |
| θ |
thing, author, path |
| ð |
this, other, smooth |
| s |
soon, cease, sister |
| z |
zero, music, roses, buzz |
| ʃ |
ship, sure, national |
| ʒ |
pleasure, vision |
| h |
hot, whole, ahead |
| m |
more, hammer, sum |
| n |
nice, know, funny, sun |
| ŋ |
ring, anger, thanks, sung |
| l |
light, valley, feel |
| r |
right, wrong, sorry, arrange |
| j |
yet, use, beauty, few |
| w |
wet, one, when, queen |
| ʔ |
(glottal stop)
department, football | |
| Vowels |
| ɪ |
kit, bid, hymn, minute |
| e |
dress, bed, head, many |
| æ |
trap, bad |
| ɒ |
lot, odd, wash |
| ʌ |
strut, mud, love, blood |
| ʊ |
foot, good, put |
| iː |
fleece, sea, machine |
| eɪ |
face, day, break |
| aɪ |
price, high, try |
| ɔɪ |
choice, boy |
| uː |
goose, two, blue, group |
| əʊ |
goat, show, no |
| aʊ |
mouth, now |
| ɪə |
near, here, weary |
| eə |
square. fair, various |
| ɑː |
start, father |
| ɔː |
thought, law, north, war |
| ʊə |
poor, jury, cure |
| ɜː |
nurse, stir, learn, refer |
| ə |
about, common, standard |
| i |
happy, radiate. glorious |
| u |
thank you, influence, situation |
| n̩ |
suddenly, cotton |
| l̩ |
middle, metal |
| ˈ |
(stress mark) | |
