IPA symbols Flashcards
/ɪ/
Hid, limp, did, cyst, swim
High-mid, front, lax, unrounded
/e/
Eight, chaos, stay, may, locate, obey
Mid, front, tense, unrounded
/ɛ/
Bet, friend, send, any, expect
Low-mid, front, lax, unrounded
/æ/
Bad, car, answer, hand, alcohol
Low, front, lax, unrounded
/ɝ/
Sir, learn, work, return
Occurs in stressed syllables
Mid-central, tense, rounded
/ɚ/
Northern, upper, ruler, number
Used in unstressed syllables
Mid-central, lax, rounded
/ʌ/
Rough, but, someone, bucket
Occurs in stressed syllables
Low-mid, back-central, lax, unrounded
/ə/
Assert, purpose
Occurs in unstressed syllables
AKA schwa
Mid-central, lax, unrounded
/u/
Boot, ooze, noodle, dilute, cruise
High, back, tense, rounded
/ʊ/
Book, wood, hoof, should, sugar
High-mid, back, lax, rounded
/o/
Rotate, emotion, shoulder, elbow
Mid, back, tense, rounded
When stressed, usually the diphthong /oʊ/
/ɔ/
Caught, ought, law, cough, quarrel
Low-mid, back, tense, rounded
/ɑ/
Father, calm, hot, pot, opera, common
Low, back, tense, unrounded
/ɑɪ/
Bike, height, tricycle, fight, lighter
/ɔɪ/
Boy, toy, oil, foiled, toiling
/ɑʊ/
How, owl, nowadays
/eɪ/
Bay, stay, pay, pail, play
/oʊ/
Hoe, pole, motor
/p/
Pie, tap, pop, wrap
Stop
Voiceless bilabial
/b/
Bear, buy, boo, mob
Stop
Voiced, bilabial
/t/
Tip, tack, cut
Stop
Voiceless, lingua-alveolar
/d/
Dentist, dog, do, body
Stop
Voiced, lingua-alveolar
/k/
Cat, car, can
Stop
voiceless velar
/g/
Go, gun, guy, pig, hog, log
Stop
Voiced velar
