IPA chart for British English
24 Consonants
/p/ /b/ /t/ /d/ /k/ /g/ /f/ /v/
pat /pæt/ bat /bæt/ tap /tæp/ dance king /kɪŋ/ goat fair van /væn/
spin /spɪn/ symbol stop /stɒp/ /dɑns/ skate /ɡəʊt/ /feə(r)/ savvy
lap /læp/ /sɪmb(ə)l/ pat /pæt/ study /skeɪt/ legume manifest /sævi/
lab /læb/ /stʌdi/ mark /leɡjum/ /mænɪfest/ rev /rev/
card /mɑːrk/ fog /fɒɡ/ leaf /liːf/
/kɑːrd/
/θ/ /ð/ /s/ /z/ /ʃ/ /ʒ/ /tʃ/ /dʒ/
think this /ðɪs/ sip /sɪp/ zip /zɪp/ shape genre church judge
/θɪŋk/ mother list /lɪst/ lizard /ʃeɪp/ /ʒɒnrə/ /tʃɜːtʃ/ /dʒʌdʒ/
authority /mʌðə(r)/ kiss /kɪs/ /lɪzə(r)d/ station vision mischief gorgeous
/ɔθɒrəti/ smooth faze /feɪz/ /steɪʃ(ə)n/ /vɪʒ(ə)n/ /mɪstʃɪf/ /ɡɔ(r)dʒəs/
bath /smuð/ cache beige/beɪʒ/ rich /rɪtʃ/ large /lɑrdʒ/
/bɑːθ/ /kæʃ/
/m/ /n/ /ŋ/ /w/ /r/ /l/ /j/ /h/
man name think war ring /rɪŋ/ love /lʌv/ yesterday house
/mæn/ /neɪm/ /θɪŋk/ /wɔːr/ strong sleeve /jestərdeɪ/ /haʊs/
lemon snap sing /sɪŋ/ sweet /strɒŋ/ /sliːv/ beauty behind
/lemən/ /snæp/ /swiːt/ river eel /iːl/ /bjuːti/ /bɪhaɪnd/
rim /rɪm/ fan /fæn/ /rɪvə(r)/
12 Vowels
/ʌ/ /ɑ/ /ɪ/ /i/ /ʊ/ /u/
uncle art /ɑː(r)t/ it /ɪt/ eat /iːt/ full /fʊl/ ooze /uːz/
/ʌŋk(ə)l/ star /stɑː(r)/ ship /ʃɪp/ stream /striːm/ to /tʊ/ fool /fuːl/
fun /fʌn/ papa /pəpɑː/ tree /triː/ stew /stjuː/
/æ/ /ə/ /e/ /ɜː/ /ɒ/ /ɔ/*
apple /æp(ə)l/ alive /əlaɪv/ elevate earn /ɜː(r)n/ off /ɒf/ ornament
map /mæp/ pronounce /eləveɪt/ work /wɜː(r)k/ stop /ɔː(r)nəmənt/
/prənaʊns/ bed /bed/ her /hɜː(r)/ /stɒp/ caught /kɔːt/
poster claw /klɔː/
/pəʊstə(r)/ * some dictionaries
also use ɝ to
denote this sound.
8 Diphthongs
/eɪ/ /ɔɪ/ /oʊ/ /eə/ /ɪə/ /ʊə/ /aɪ/ /aʊ/
eight /eɪt/ oil /ɔɪl/ opener air /eə(r)/ ear /ɪə(r)/ europe eye /aɪ/ outward
lake / joyful /əʊp(ə)nə(r)/ careful cheerful /jʊərəp/ kind /aʊtwə(r)d/
leɪk/ /dʒɔɪ fəl/ gold /ɡəʊld/ /keə(r)f(ə)l/ /tʃɪə(r)f(ə)l/ sure /kaɪnd/ house /haʊs/
stay /steɪ/ boy /bɔɪ/ snow /snəʊ/ mayor dear /dɪə(r)/ /ʃʊə(r)/ shy /ʃaɪ/ cow /kaʊ/
/meə(r)/