International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA) symbols for English consonants

Bilabial Labio- (Inter-) Alveolar Palato- Velar Glottal

dental dental alveolar
Stop p b t d k g
Fricative f v s z h
Affricate
Nasal m n
Lateral l
Approximant w r j
Shaded = voiced Unshaded = voiceless

Example words

p pat [pt] thick [k] judge []

b bat [bt] the [] m mat [mt]
t pat [pt] s sat [st] n gnat [nt]
d pad [pd] z zip [zp] sing [s]
k cat [kt] wash [wa] l last [lst]
g get [gt] garage [gra] r rat [rt]
f fat [ft] h hat [ht] w what [wt]
v vat [vt] match [m] j yet [jt]
(also , as in uh-oh [o]; the symbol is called a glottal stop)

IPA symbols for English vowels

Front Mid Back Diphthongs

High i beet [bit] u boot [but] eI pay [pe]
Mid-high bit [bt] book [bk] aI pie [pa]
Mid e bait [bet] but [bt] o boat [bot] I point [pnt]
Mid-low bet [bt] bought [bt] ou Po [pou]
Low bat [bt] a father [far] a pow [pa]
Shaded = rounded Unshaded = unrounded