AnAlphabeticCodeChartforEnglishwith theInternationalPhoneticAlphabet (IPA)

IPAsymbols
Easytouse
forphonemes
notationfor
andcombined
unitsofsound
phonemes
vowelsounds

//
//
//
//
//
/e/
/i:/
// to /i:/
/a/
//
/j/ + /u:/
//
/u:/
//
/a/
/:/
/:/
/:/
// uh
//
//
/j/ + //

Graphemes,orspellingalternatives,withinwordexamples
whicharecodeforthesounds

/a/
/e/
/i/
/o/
/u/
/ai/
/ee/

apple

/iee/
/igh/
/oa/
/y+oo/
short/oo/
long/oo/
/oi/
/ou/
/ar/
/or/
or/aw/(accent)
/er/

sunnymonkeymovie

schwa/er/ or /u/

mixerhumourtheatre collar sailor above

/air/
/eer/
/y+oor/

hairharebearwhere

eggheadsaid
insectcymbals
octopuswatchqualify salt
umbrellasontouch thoroughfare
aid traytablesundae cake prey break eight straight
eel eatemuconcrete key chief sardines

between

nighttiebehindfly bike eiderdown

oakbowyoyooboe rope dough plateau
statueunicorntube new pneumatic
bookshouldpush wolf(wolves)
moonblueflutefruit crew soup move through super
ointmenttoy
ouchowlplough
artistfatherpalm half calves
forkoarsdoorsnore four wardrobe quarter
dawnsaucechalkcaughtthoughtwater
mermaidbirthday nurse earth world

deerearsadherecashier
pure

The complexities of the English Alphabetic Code:

1.One sound (phoneme) can be represented by one, two, three or four letters: e.g. /a/ a, /f/ ph, /igh/ igh, /ai/ eigh
2.One sound can be represented by multiple spelling alternatives (graphemes): e.g. /oa/: o, oa, ow, oe, o-e, eau, ough
3.One grapheme can represent multiple sounds:
e.g. ough: /oa/ though, /or/ thought, /oo/ through, /ou/ plough, /u/ thorough

Onthischart,hollowletters(w qu e i y le lt m f)alertthereadertoapossiblepronunciationincertainwordssuch
asworld(incontrasttoworn)andaspecificpronunciationinsomewords(thesoftcprinciple)suchascity.

IPAsymbols
Easytouse
forphonemes
notationfor
andcombined unitsofsound
phonemes
consonantsounds

Graphemes,orspellingalternatives,withinwordexamples
whicharecodeforthesounds

/b/
/k/
/d/
/f/
/g/
/h/
/d/
/l/
/l/
/m/
/n/
//
/p/
/k/ + /w/
//
/s/

/b/
/k/
/d/
/f/
/g/
/h/
/j/
/l/
/ul/
/m/
/n/
/ng/
/p/
/k+w/
/r/
/s/

bat rabbit builder

/t/
/v/
/w/
/k/ + /s/
/g/ + /z/
/j/
/z/
/t/
//
//
//

/t/
/v/
/w/
/k+s/
/g+z/
/y/
/z/
/ch/
/sh/

tent letterskipped debt pterodactyl

unvoiced/th/

thistle

/zh/

televisiontreasure azure(blue)courgettecollage

cat kit duck chameleon bouquet plaque

dig puddle rained
feathers cliff photograph laugh
girl juggle guitar ghost catalogue
hat who
jug cabbage gerbil giraffe gymnast fridge
ladder shell
kettle pencil hospital camel
map hammer welcome thumb column
net bonnet knot gnome engine
gong jungle

//+/k/

/ng+k/someprogrammes inkuncle

pan puppet
queen awkward
rat arrow write rhinoceros
snake glass palace house cents city bicycle
scissorscastlepseudonym
violin dove
web wheel penguin
fox (plurals:books ducks picnics cakes plaques)
exam (plurals:pegs eggs catalogues)
yawn
zebra jazz (plural:fries) cheese breeze xylophone
chairs patch

/t/+//

/ch+u/

picture

sheep chefstation magician admission

//

voiced/th/

there

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