IPA chart for American English

24 Consonants
/p/ /b/ /t/ /d/ /k/ /g/ /f/ /v/
pat /pæt/ bat /bæt/ tap /tæp/ dance king /kɪŋ/ goat fair /feər/ van /væn/
spin /spɪn/ symbol stop / /dɑns/ skate / /ɡəʊt/ manifest savvy
lap /læp/ /sɪmb(ə)l/ stɒp/ study skeɪt/ legume /mænɪfest/ /sævi/
lab /læb/ pat /pæt/ /stʌdi/ mark /leɡjum/ leaf /lif/ rev /rev/
card /kɑrd/ /mɑrk/ fog /fɒɡ/
/θ/ /ð/ /s/ /z/ /ʃ/ /ʒ/ /tʃ/ /dʒ/

think this /ðɪs/ sip /sɪp/ zip /zɪp/ shape genre church judge
/θɪŋk/ mother list /lɪst/ lizard ʃeɪp/ /ʒɒnrə/ /tʃɝtʃ/ /dʒʌdʒ/
authority /mʌðə(r)/ kiss /kɪs/ /lɪzə(r)d/ station vision mischief gorgeous
/ɔθɒrəti/ smooth faze /feɪz/ /steɪʃ(ə)n/ /vɪʒ(ə)n/ /mɪstʃɪf/ /ɡɔ(r)dʒəs/
bath /bɑθ/ /smuð/ cache /kæʃ/ beige/beɪʒ/ rich /rɪtʃ/ large /lɑrdʒ/

/m/ /n/ /ŋ/ /w/ /r/ /l/ /j/ /h/

man name think war ring /rɪŋ/ love /lʌv/ yesterday house
/mæn/ /neɪm/ /θɪŋk/ /wɔr/ strong sleeve /jestərdeɪ/ /haʊs/
lemon snap sing /sɪŋ/ sweet /strɒŋ/ /sliv/ beauty behind
/lemən/ /snæp/ /swit/ river / eel /il/ /bjuti/ /bɪhaɪnd/
rim /rɪm/ fan /fæn/ rɪvər/

11 Vowels
/ʌ/ /ɑ/ /ɪ/ /i/ /ʊ/ /u/
uncle art /ɑ(r)t/ it /ɪt/ eat /it/ full /fʊl/ ooze /uz/
/ʌŋk(ə)l/ star /stɑ(r)/ ship /ʃɪp/ stream /strim/ to /tʊ/ fool /ful/
fun /fʌn/ papa /pəpɑ/ tree /tri/ stew /stju/
/æ/ /ə/ /e/ /ɝ/** /ɔ/*
apple /æp(ə)l/ alive /əlaɪv/ elevate / earn /ɝn/ -- ornament
map /mæp/ pronounce eləveɪt/ work /wɝk/ /ɔ(r)nəmənt/
/prənaʊns/ bed /bed/ her /hɝ/ caught /kɔt/
poster /pəʊstɚ/* claw /klɔ/
** some
* some dictionaries dictionaries *40% of
use ɚ to denote a use ɜː to Americans
ə+ r sound denote this pronounce /ɑ/ in
combination sound. the place of /ɔ/

5 Diphthongs
/eɪ/ /ɔɪ/ /oʊ/ /aɪ/ /aʊ/
eight /eɪt/ oil /ɔɪl/ opener /oʊ p(ə)nər/ -- -- -- eye /aɪ/ outward
lake /leɪk/ joyful kind /kaɪnd/ /aʊtwɝd/
gold /ɡoʊld/
stay /steɪ/ /dʒɔɪ fəl/ shy /ʃaɪ/ house /haʊs/
boy /bɔɪ/ snow /snoʊ/ cow /kaʊ/