Phonetic symbols in English

Vowels

Long Vowelsiː sheep

aː farm

uː coo

ɔː horse

ɜː bird

Short Vowelsɪ ship e head

æ hat ə above

ʊ foot u you

ɒ sock (UK) i very

ʌ cup

Consonants

Voicedb book

d day

ɡ give

v very

ð the

z zoo

ʒ vision

dʒ jump

l look

r run

j yes

w we

m moon

n name

ŋ sing

Voicelessp pen

t town

k cat

f fish

θ think

s say

ʃ she

tʃ cheese

h happy

Diphthongs

eɪ day

aɪ eye

ɔɪ boy

aʊ mouth

əʊ nose (UK)

oʊ nose (US)

ɪə ear (UK)

eə hair (UK)

ʊə pure (UK)

The symbol (r)

The symbol (r) indicates that / r / is always pronounced in American English. In British English it is only pronounced when

final / r / is followed by a word that starts with a vowel sound, for example wear and tear /  we r  n  te (r) /ˌ ə ə ˈ ə  

(ə)l, (ə)m, (ə)n can be pronounced either: əl or l ̩ etc.:

/ˈleɪb.əl/ = /ˈleɪb.əl/ or /ˈleɪb.l̩/