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Pronunciation

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The 44 phonemes of Standard British English

  • iː : sheep – eagle – field - iː
  • ɪ : ship – busy – started - ɪ
  • ʊ : good – put – should - ʊ
  • uː : moon – grew – through - uː
  • ɪə : ear – here – career - ɪə
  • eɪ : train – say – plane - eɪ
  • e : bed – dead – said - e
  • ə : about – police – the - ə
  • ɜː : bird – hurt – work - ɜː
  • ɔː : door – walk – saw - ɔː
  • ʊə : your – dure – tourist - ʊə
  • ɔɪ : boy – point – oil - ɔɪ
  • əʊ : coat – low – note - əʊ
  • æ : apple – cat – mad - æ
  • ʌ : up – money – cut - ʌ
  • ɑː : car – bath – safari - ɑː
  • ɒ : not – what – because - ɒ
  • eə : hair – careful – there - eə
  • aɪ : by – high – fine - aɪ
  • aʊ : now – our – house - aʊ
  • p : pen – hopping – jump - p
  • b : ball – hobby – herb - b
  • t : table – little – watched - t
  • d : dog – added – played - d
  • tʃ : chips – itch – picture - tʃ
  • dʒ : jam – danger – fudge - dʒ
  • k : key – car – luck - k
  • g : green – hug – league - g
  • f : fire – laugh – phone - f
  • v : video – move – of - v
  • θ : thick – healthy – teeth - θ
  • ð : mother – this – with - ð
  • s : see – city – notice - s
  • z : zebra – cosy – has - z
  • ʃ : shop – nation – special - ʃ
  • ʒ : television – visual – leisure - ʒ
  • m : man – tummy – lamb - m
  • n : no – funny – knife - n
  • ŋ : sing – uncle – angry - ŋ
  • j : yes – onion – view - j
  • l : light – smelly – feel - l
  • r : right – berry – wrong - r
  • w : win – where – one - w
  • h : house – hungry – who - h