Phonetic Alphabet For English Language Learners Page 2
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2Single Vowel Sounds
Symbol
Sound: with symbols Example words
a
a
ɑ
in ”f
ther”
ɑːðɜːr
f
car, nod, arm, cart, art, jar, awkward, distraught
aw
a
ɔw
ɔw
in “s
w”
s
law, thaw, bought, gnawed, ball, dawn, on, frog
ee
ee
i or i:
in “n
d”
ni:d
happy, glorious, need, pizza, read, cheese, succeed
u
u
u or uː
in “r
de”
ru:d
boot, too, to, two, group, shoe, rude, food, proof, cool
e
e
e
in “b
d”
bed
fed, men, bell, motel, hell, farewell, said, medicine
a
a
æt
æ
in “b
t”
b
cat, bad, trap, have, bass, lamb, plaid, ant, aunt, ask
u
u
ʌ
in ”
p”
ʌp
bus, cup, rut, but, up, drunk, love, summer, cousin
o
o
ɒ
in “d
g”
ɒg
d
hot, odd, wash, knot, fought, lot, body, sorry, obvious
i
i
I or i
in ”b
d”
bId
kit, bid, hymn, kindergarten, sizzle, twitter, zip, jingle
oo
oo
ʊ or u
in “w
d”
ʊd
w
would, could, should, look, put, good, push, sugar
i
i
ɜː
in “b
rd”
ɜːrd
b
her, nurse, learn, pearl, circle, nerve, person, service
e
e
ə
in “hidd
n”
ən
hId
about, comma, supply, dozen, adjust, trust, must
Double vowel sounds (diphthongs)
Symbol
Sound: with symbols
Example words
o
o
aʊ or aw
in “c
w”
aʊw
c
brow, how, mouth, bow, allow, vow, now, announce
e
e
Iə
in “h
re”
Iər
ear, mere, mirror, beer, sear, peer, we’re, appear
h
oy
o
ɔi/oy/oj
in “t
ys”
ɔis
t
boil, choice, boy, voice, rejoice, soil, toy, avoid, royal
ai
ai
ei/ey/ej
in “r
n”
rein
fate, day, break, train, vein, take, wake, mate, wait
i
i
ai/ay/aj
in “k
te”
kait
bite, my, price, vice, wine, kind, vine, rewind, bye
ai
ai
eə
in “ch
r”
tʃeər
hair, wear, various, air, care, rare, beware, hilarious
ou
ou
ʊə
in “t
rist”
ʊərIst
t
tour, sewer, lure, newer, fewer, viewer, you’re
oa
oa
in “c
t”
oʊ or ow
k
goat, show, no, bow, grow, arrow, borrow, dough
oʊt
Examples of words transcribed in PA for pronunciation
tran·scribe:
(træn -skraib′) peo·ple: (pi′pəl)
psy·chol·o·gy : (sai-k ɔ′lə- dʒi)
Examples of English sentences transcribed into IPA symbols for pronunciation
I am going to my friend’s house to
Ei em goaIŋ tu mai frendz
haus
tu
stʌdi
study for
my history
test.
fəʊr
mai hIstəʊry
test.
Will you please tell me where I can
Wil ju
pliz
tel mi weər ei kæn faind
ðə Pəʊst ɔfIs?
find the Post Office?
For the trip you will need a camera,
Fəʊr ðə trIp ju wIl nid ə kæmrə, heikŋ butz,
bInakjulrz, kaʔn saks, ænd ə pækt lʌntʃ.
hiking boots, binoculars, cotton socks,
and a packed lunch.
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