International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA) Symbols

American English
Vowels Consonants
ɑ on, mom b book, tub
æ apple, bag d desk, sad
aɪ bike, sky, pie, high f family, leaf, laugh, phone
aʊ mouth, cow g girl, big
ɛ egg, ten, bread h head, hand
eɪ game, rain, play j yawn, yogurt
ɪ in, big k king, cat, cake, rock, school
i fifty, baby l lion, pencil
iː eat, sleep m moon, arm, climb
oʊ home, cold, road, window n nest, lion
ɔː walk, yawn, August p pen, map
ɔɪ coin, boy r run, room
ʊ book, foot, pull, put s sun, nuts, eraser, face
uː flute, blue, fruit, food t ten, goat
ʌ up, run v van, love
ə balloon, camel, pencil, protect, minus w water, whale
ɜː shirt, Earth, nurse, work z zebra, quiz, beans, cookies
ŋ wing, running
ʒ measure
dʒ gym, huge, jet
ʃ shoes, fish
tʃ cheese, lunch
θ three, mouth
ð this, mother

Reviewers
Thank you to the educators who provided invaluable feedback during the development of Our World Phonics:

Luciana Fernandez, ESSARP, Buenos Aires, Argentina

Avon Mao, Yafang Education Training School, Fujian, China
Bobby Tang, ABC Bobby, Shanghai, China
International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA) Symbols
ri ish English
Vowels and Diphthongs Consonants
ɒ on, hot b book, cub
æ apple, bag d desk, sad
ɑ: arm, large, car f family, leaf, laugh, phone
aɪ bike, sky, pie, high g girl, big
aʊ mouth, cow h head, hand
e egg, ten, bread j yawn, yoghurt
eə chair, pear k king, cat, cake, rock, school
eɪ game, rain, play l lion, pencil
ɪ in, big m moon, arm, climb
i fifty, baby n nest, lion
i: eat, sleep p pen, map
ɪə: ear, deer r run, room
əʊ home, cold, road, window s sun, nuts, desk, face
ɔ: walk, yawn, August t ten, goat
ɔɪ coin, boy v van, love
ʊ book, foot, pull, put w water, whale
u: flute, blue, fruit, food z zebra, quiz, beans, noodles
ʌ up, run ŋ wing, running
ə balloon, camel, pencil, protect, minus ʒ measure
ɜ: shirt, Earth, nurse, work dʒ gym, huge, jet
ʃ shoes, fish
tʃ cheese, lunch
θ three, mouth
ð this, mother

Reviewers
Thank you to the educators who provided invaluable feedback during the development of Our World Phonics:

Luciana Fernandez, ESSARP, Buenos Aires, Argentina

Avon Mao, Yafang Education Training School, Fujian, China