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IPA English Transcription Cheat Sheet (DRAFT) by

English sounds (with examples)

This is a draft cheat sheet. It is a work in progress and is not finished yet.

Short Vowels

e
friend, said
æ
plaid, draught
ʌ
double
ʊ
could
ɒ
yacht, daughter
ə
sofa, castle, nauseous
ɪ
women, mortgage, minute, biscuit, carriage

Long Vowels

ɑː
repertoire, sergeant
receipt, amoeba, ouija
ɔː
caught, awesome
move
ɜː
worm, courteous, entrepreneur

Diphthong Vowels

ɪə
weird, cashier
aerobics, prayer, heir
break, ballet
ɔɪ
lawyer
height, buy, geyser, aisle
əʊ, oʊ
folklore, sew, dough, mauve
sauerkraut
juː
debut
 

Consonants Sounds: Fricatives

f
enough
v
of
θ
phthisis
ð
width
s
psychology, tsunami, pretzel
z
scissors, business, czar, raspberry
ʃ
chaperone, ocean, sugar, ratio, fuchsia
ʒ
genre, Asia
h
jalepeño, oaxaca

Consonants Sounds: Plosives

p
hiccough
b
cupboard
t
missed, debt, gazette
d
bdellometer
k
chemothe­rapy, cheque, length
g
ghost
 

Consonants Sounds: Affricates

ʈʃ
adventure, Czech
fridge, djinn

Consonants Sounds: Nasals

m
column, climb
n
knife, pneumonia, mnemonic
ŋ
tongue

Consonants Sounds: Approx­imants

r
colonel, hors d'oeuvre
j
few, view, fjord
w
quiet, choir
l
llama