ENGLISH VOWEL SOUND
What are the English Vowel Sound IPA symbols (International Phonetic Alphabet)?
English has 20 vowel sounds.
Short vowels in the IPA are
1. /ɪ/: pit, fit /fiːt/, pick /piːk/, difficult /ˈdɪ.fɪ.kəlt/
2. /e/: pet/, sent /sent/, attention /əˈten.ʃən/
3. /æ/: pat /pæt/, flat /flæt/, family /ˈfæ.mə.li/
4. /ʌ/: cut /kʌt/ jump /dʒʌmp/, cover /ˈkʌ.vər/
5. /ʊ/: put /pʊt/, book /bʊk/, cushion /ˈkʊ.ʃən/
6. /ɒ/: pot /pɒt/, dog /dɒg/, hospital /ˈhɒs.pɪ.təl/
7. /ə/: about /əˈbaʊt/, system /ˈsɪs.təm/, complete /kəmˈpliːt/.
Long Single Vowels in the IPA are
8. /i:/- week /wi:k/, feet /fi:t/, media /ˈmiː.di.jə/
9. /ɑ:/-hard /ha:/, park /pa:k/, article /ɑː.tɪ.kəl/
10. /ɔ:/-fork /fɔ:k/, walk /wɔ:k/, August /ɔːˈɡʌst/
11. /ɜ:/-heard /hɜ:d/, word /wɜ:d/, surface /ˈsɜː.fɪs/
12. /u:/-boot /bu:t/, group /gru:p/, beautiful /ˈbjuː.tɪ.fəl/
Diphthong vowels in the IPA are
13. /eɪ/ place /pleɪs/, late /leɪt/, dangerous /ˈdeɪn.dʒə.rəs/
14. /oʊ/ home /hoʊm/, phone /foʊn/, global /ˈɡloʊ.bəl/
15. /aʊ/ mouse /maʊs/, brown /braʊn/, accountant /əˈkaʊn.t̬ənt/
16. /ɪə/ clear /klɪə/, fear /fɪə/, career /kəˈrɪə/
17. /eə/ care /keə/, wear /weə/, declare /dɪˈkleə/
18. /ɔɪ/ boy /bɔɪ/, toy /tɔɪ/, enjoyable /ɪnˈdʒɔɪ.jə.bəl/
19. /aɪ/ find /faɪnd/, bite /baɪt/, tiger /ˈtaɪ.ɡə/
20. /ʊə/ tour /tʊə/, pure /pjʊə/, mature /məˈtʃʊə/
