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IPA Sound Examples in Everyday Speech

This document provides a summary of the International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA) sounds used in everyday English speech. It lists the IPA symbols for short vowels, long vowels, diphthong vowels, plosive consonants, fricative consonants, affricate consonants, nasal consonants, and approximant consonants. It also suggests voice training and accent modification courses to improve pronunciation and provides contact information for the London School.

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IPA Sound Examples in Everyday Speech

This document provides a summary of the International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA) sounds used in everyday English speech. It lists the IPA symbols for short vowels, long vowels, diphthong vowels, plosive consonants, fricative consonants, affricate consonants, nasal consonants, and approximant consonants. It also suggests voice training and accent modification courses to improve pronunciation and provides contact information for the London School.

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International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA) Sounds in


Everyday Speech

Short Vowels
IPA Symbol Word examples
I Thin, sit, rich, kick, hit.
e Went, intend, send, letter.
æ Cat, hand, nap, flat, have.
ʌ Fun, love, money, one, London, come.
ʊ Put, look, should, cook, book, look.
ɒ Rob, top, watch, squat, sausage.
ə Alive, again, mother.

Long Vowels
IPA Symbol Word examples
i: Need, beat, team.
ɜ: Third, turn, worse, world, word.
a: Glass, half, car, arch, hard.
ɔ: Talk, law, bored, yawn, jaw.
u: Few, boot, lose, gloomy, fruit, chew.

Diphthong Vowels
IPA Symbol Word examples
ɪə Near, ear, clear, weird, disappear.
eə There, air, care, bear, stairs.
ʊə Cure, pure, tourist.
eɪ Face, space, grace, case, eight.
ɔɪ Joy, employ, toy, coil, oyster.
aɪ My, time, life, high, fly, wide.
əʊ No, don’t, stones, alone, hole.
aʊ Mouth, house, brown, couch.

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Consonants Sounds: Plosives


IPA Symbol Word examples
p Pin, cap, purpose, pause.
b Bag, bubble, build, robe.
t Time, train, tow, late.
d Door, day, drive, down, feed.
k Cash, quick, cricket, sock.
g Girl, green, grass, flag.
 
 
 
Consonants Sounds: Fricatives
IPA Symbol Word examples
f Full, Friday, fish, knife.
v Vest, village, view, cave.
θ Think, thought, Thursday, earth.
ð Those, brothers, either, others.
s Sight, six, silence, sun, kiss.
z Zoo, crazy, lazy, zigzag, nose.
ʃ Shirt, rush, shop, cash.

ʒ Pleasure, treasure, measure.


h High, help, hold, hello.
 
 
 
Consonants Sounds: Affricates
IPA Symbol Word examples
ʈʃ Choose, cheese, church, watch.

dʒ Joy, juggle, juice, stage.


 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

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Consonants Sounds: Nasals
IPA Symbol Word examples
m Room, mother, mad, more.
n Now, nobody, knew, turn.
ŋ King, thing, song, swimming.
 
 
Consonants Sounds: Approximants
IPA Symbol Word examples
r Road, roses, river, ring, ride.
j Yellow, usual, tune, yesterday, yard.
w Wall, walk, wine, world.
l and ɫ Law, lots, leap, long, pill, cold, chill, melt.

Suggested courses to improve your pronunciation:

• Voice training & Accent modification


• Skype English Lessons

Call us at +44 20 7605 4142 or send an email to


info@londonschool.com to find out more.

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