American English Phonetic Symbols

Consonants
[p]

pig

[pig]

[]

think

[ik]

[h]

hand

[hnd]

[b]

box

[bks]

[]

this

[is]

[m]

man

[mn]

[t]

time

[taim]

[s]

sun

[sn]

[n]

nose

[nouz]

[d]

dog

[dg]

[z]

zoo

[zu:]

[]

wing

[wi]

[k]

cat

[kt]

[]

shoe

[u]

[r]

run

[rn]

[g]

go

[gou]

[]

treasure

[trr]

[l]

light

[lait]

[f]

face

[feis]

[t]

chair

[tr]

[j]

year

[jir]

[v]

vase

[veis]

[d]

juice

west

[west]

[dus] [w]

Vowels
Diphthongs
Monophthongs (single, pure vowel sound)

(two vowel sounds

joined in one syllable)

[i:]

feet

[fi:t]

[]

bird

[brd]

[ai]

eye

[ai]

[i]

fish

[fi]]

[u:]

two

[tu:]

[au]

mouse

[maus]

[e]

bed

[bed]

[u]

book

[buk]

[i]

toy

[ti]

[]

apple

[pl]

[]

ball

[bl]

[ju]

you

[ju]

[]

sun

[sn]

[]

mama

[m'm] [ei]

cake

[keik]

[]

alive

[l'aiv]

go

[gou]

[ou]

Stress
One Syllable

Two Syllables

Three/+ Syllables

pen

[pen]

always

[':lweiz]

wonderful

[w'ndrfl]

home

[houm]

minus

[m'ains]

beautiful

[bj'utfl]

come

[km]

paper

[p'eipr]

calendar

[k'lndr]

write

[rait]

secretary

[s'ekrteri]

interesting

['intrsti]

Syllables
1 syllable

2 syllables

3 syllables

4 syllables

5 syllables

task

apply

employment

application

implementation

use

problem

piece of work

carrying out

do exercises

train

essay

implement

drill

work out

bring to bear

effect

working out

keep fit

assignment

employ

put into effect