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English pronunciation


Here is a full guide to English pronunciation.

Uunder each word is its phonetic transcription with a link to Forvo’s website which stores recordings of the word by different people.

 
 

English consonants


Consonant /p/

 

park

/pɑɹk/

-
lamp

/læmp/

plant

/plɑːnt/

-
spring

/spɹɪŋ/

 

Consonant /b/


Consonant /t/

 

tall

/tɔːl/

-
sit

/sɪt/

dot

/dɒt/

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pants

/pænts/

it

/ɪt/

-
stone

/stəʊn/

 

Consonant /d/

 

dog

/dɒɡ/

-
down

/daʊn/

day

/deɪ/

-
Sunday

/ˈsʌndeɪ/

 

Consonant /k/

 

park

/pɑɹk/

-
clock

/klɒk/

 

Consonant /ɡ/


Consonant /t͡ʃ/


Consonant /d͡ʒ/


Consonant /f/

 

five

/faɪv/

-
laugh

/lɑːf/

foot

/fʊt/

-
half

/hɑːf/

deaf

/dɛf/

-
fifth

/fɪfθ/

 

Consonant /v/

 

voice

/vɔɪs/

-
twelve

/twɛlv/

love

/lʌv/

-
evening

/ˈiːvnɪŋ/

river

/ˈɹɪvə/

-
wave

/weɪv/

 

Consonant /θ/

 

three

/θɹiː/

-
month

/mʌnθ/

think

/θɪŋk/

-
healthy

/ˈhɛl.θi/

north

/nɔːθ/

-
fourth

/fɔːθ/

 

Consonant /ð/

 

they

/ðeɪ/

-
with

/wɪð/

 

Consonant /s/

 

sky

/skaɪ/

-
voice

/vɔɪs/

ice

/aɪs/

-
dress

/dɹɛs/

 

Consonant /z/


Consonant /ʃ/


Consonant /ʒ/


Consonant /h/

 

help

/hɛlp/

-
hot

/hɒt/

hand

/hænd/

-
happy

/ˈhæpiː/

 

Consonant /m/

 

month

/mʌnθ/

-
game

/ɡeɪm/

 

Consonant /n/

 

new

/njuː/

-
sign

/saɪn/

nine

/naɪn/

-
morning

/ˈmɔːnɪŋ/

 

Consonant /ŋ/

 

sing

/sɪŋ/

-
young

/jʌŋ/

long

/ˈlɒŋ/

-
tongue

/tʌŋ/

 

Consonant /l/

 

love

/lʌv/

-
april

/ɑˈprɪl/

lamp

/læmp/

-
melt

/mɛlt/

tall

/tɔːl/

-
million

/ˈmɪljən/

 

Consonant /ɹ/

 

rain

/ɹeɪn/

-
art

/ɑɹt/

ear

/ɪɹ/

-
break

/bɹeɪk/

 

English vowels


Vowel /iː/

 

eat

/iːt/

-
she

/ʃiː/

sea

/siː/

-
police

/pəˈliːs/

sleep

/sliːp/

-
eighteen

/ˈeɪ.tiːn/

 

Vowel /ɪ/

 

sit

/sɪt/

-
minute

/ˈmɪnɪt/

 

Vowel /i/

 

baby

/ˈbeɪbi/

-
week

/wik/

money

/ˈmʌni/

-
country

/ˈkʌntɹi/

 

Vowel /e/

 

ten

/ten/

-
beverage

/bevəɹɪdʒ/

hotel

/hoːˈtel/

-
November

/noˈvembə/

 

Vowel /ɛ/

 

red

/ɹɛd/

-
bread

/bɹɛd/

hair

/hɛə/

-
Wednesday

/ˈwɛnzdeɪ/

 

Vowel /æ/


Vowel /ɑː/


Vowel /ɒ/

 

dog

/dɒɡ/

-
song

/sɒŋ/

body

/ˈbɒdi/

-
wash

/wɒʃ/

 

Vowel /ɔː/

 

tall

/tɔːl/

-
court

/kɔːt/

ball

/bɔːl/

-
floor

/flɔː/

north

/nɔːθ/

-
draw

/dɹɔː/

 

Vowel /ʊ/

 

good

/ɡʊd/

-
push

/pʊʃ/

foot

/fʊt/

-
pull

/pʊl/

book

/bʊk/

-
woman

/ˈwʊmən/

 

Vowel /uː/

 

two

/tuː/

-
school

/skuːl/

blue

/bluː/

-
new

/njuː/

 

Vowel /ʌ/

 

sun

/sʌn/

-
run

/ɹʌn/

 

Vowel /ɜː/

 

girl

/ɡɜːl/

-
learn

/lɜːn/

bird

/bɜːd/

-
work

/wɜːk/

burn

/bɜːn/

-
Earth

/ɜːθ/

 

Vowel /ə/


English semi-vowels


Semi-vowel /j/


Semi-vowel /w/

 

swim

/swɪm/

-
one

/wʌn/

 

English diphthongs


Diphthong /eɪ/

 

they

/ðeɪ/

-
break

/bɹeɪk/

gray

/ɡɹeɪ/

-
straight

/stɹeɪt/

 

Diphthong /əʊ/


Diphthong /aɪ/

 

eye

/aɪ/

-
buy

/baɪ/

high

/haɪ/

-
child

/t͡ʃaɪld/

 

Diphthong /aʊ/

 

cow

/kaʊ/

-
flower

/ˈflaʊ.ə/

house

/haʊs/

-
south

/saʊθ/

 

Diphthong /ɔɪ/

 

boy

/bɔɪ/

-
choice

/tʃɔɪs/

oil

/ɔɪl/

-
voice

/vɔɪs/

 

Diphthong /ɪə/


Diphthong /ɛə/


Diphthong /ʊə/