Talk a Lot Learn the International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA) The 48 Sounds of English with the International Phonetic Alphabet 23 Vowel Sounds LfL=== LụL== LflL== LrL== L]L=== LẫL== LỏL=== (8 short) dish bat sock pull shoulder leg happy (5 long) (10 diphthongs) LầfpL= = LụớL= = LởflõL= = LộrọL= = LDp]rọKầ]L= LọẫệL= = LDĩụộKỏL= 10 11 12 13 LỏWL= L^WL= LlWL=== LỡWL=== LWL=== LắL=== LộọẫfồL== Lớ~fóL= = LớlfL= = Lộẫ]L= = Lĩ~f]L= = 19 20 21 22 23 L]rL==== home= = L~rL==== cow= = Lf]L==== here= = Lr]L==== pure= = L~r]L====power== three star ball shoot shirt= = cup LqờỏWL= Lởớ^WL= LlWọL= LpỡWớL= LpWớL= LõắộL= 10 Diphthongs LẫfL==== L~fL==== LlfL==== Lẫ]L=== L~f]L== 14 15 16 17 18 plane= time= toy= pear= hire= = = = = = 25 Consonant Sounds LL==== LệL==== LợL==== LớL==== LầL==== LqL==== LaL==== LộL==== LõL==== LởL==== LpL= LớpL==== LĩL==== 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 Notes: bag glass van taxi dice thousand brother pig kit snow shop cheese head (15 voiced) LụệL= = Lệọ^WởL== LợụồL= = LDớụõKởỏL= Lầ~fởL= = LDq~rKũ]ồầL= LDờắaK]L= LộfệL= = LõfớL= = Lởồ]rL= = LpflộL= = LớpỏWũL= = LĩẫầL= = This symbol represents a glottal stop: Lĩ]róL= Lõ~rL= Lĩf]L= Lộr]L= Lộ~r]L= (10 unvoiced) 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 = LờL==== LùL==== LL==== LóL==== LồL==== LẽL==== LọL==== LẹL= LũL==== LwL==== LầwL==== LủL==== road week yoghurt music nurse ring lake frog zip revision jam loch Lờ]rầL= LùỏWõL= LDflệK]ớL= LDóỡWKũfõL= LồWởL= LờfẽL= LọẫfõL= = LẹờflệL= LũfộL= LờfDợfwK]ồL LầwụóL= LọflủL= L\L LDL The syllable that follows this mark has strong stress: This mark denotes a division between syllables: We write sounds and words using the IPA between forward slashes: LKL L=L We dont use punctuation marks For more fun worksheets, games, and quizzes log onto www.englishbanana.com now!