Pronunciation: Vowels and Diphthongs
Knowing phonetic transcriptions enables you to pronounce words with accuracy and gives you confidence when you speak.
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Vowel and Diphthong |
Phonetic transcription 1 |
Example illustrated |
Further examples | ||
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iː |
biː |
bee |
see |
tea |
tree |
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ɪ |
sɪt |
sit |
hit |
fit |
pit |
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eɪ |
feɪt |
fate |
gate |
mate |
taste |
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e |
red |
red |
head |
bed |
get |
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æ |
mæn |
man |
back |
ham |
mad |
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ɑː |
bɑː(r) |
bar |
car |
dark |
hard |
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ɒ |
ˈbɒdi |
body |
hot |
God |
pot |
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ɔː |
bɔːl |
ball |
saw |
horn |
mall |
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ʊ |
ɡʊd |
good |
hood |
look |
put |
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əʊ |
əʊld |
old |
boat |
coat |
fold |
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uː |
fuːd |
food |
two |
tooth |
pool |
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ʌ |
kʌp |
cup |
cut |
bud |
duck |
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ɜː |
bɜːd |
bird |
hurt |
birth |
earn |
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aɪ |
faɪn |
fine |
line |
life |
night |
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aʊ |
aʊt |
out |
cow |
how |
gout |
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ɔɪ |
bɔɪ |
boy |
coin |
toy |
void |
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ɪə(r) |
hɪə(r)
|
here |
beer |
near |
year |
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eə(r) |
eə(r) |
air |
hair |
pair |
fare |
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aɪə(r) |
faɪə(r) |
fire |
tire |
hire |
liar |
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juː |
juːz |
use |
mute |
cute |
huge |
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ʊə(r) |
pʊə(r) |
poor |
sure |
boor |
moor |
1 as in Oxford Advanced Learner’s Dictionary