English Sounds: Vowels & Consonants
English Sounds: Vowels & Consonants Vowels · Monophthongs (Pure Vowels) /ɪ/ s i t, ver y , curr y , lad ie s /iː/ m ee t, b ee , s ei ze, s ea /e/ b e d, h ea d, m a ny, r e d /ə/ a go, a gain mom e nt /ʌ/ c u t, h u t, n u t, sh u t /ɑ:/ c a rd, f a rm, m a rt, c a lm /æ/ h a nd, c a t, r a t, s a t /ɒ/ d o g, f o g, p o t, h o t /ɔ:/ l o rd, c o rd, a ll, sh o rt /ɜ:/ th i rd, g i rl, sh i rt, b i rd /ʊ/ b oo k, l oo k, c oo k, p u t /u:/ f oo l, c oo l, t oo l, · Diphthongs /aɪ/ b u y, h i gh, sk y , h ei ght, p ie , d ye /eɪ/ b ay , h ey f a te, j ai l, t a ke, g a ve /ɔɪ/ b oy , t oy , oi l, c oi l, b oi l, s oi l /əʊ/ h o me, r oa d, sl o w, s o w, r o w, s o /aʊ/ n o w, h o w, br o wn, cr o wn, m ou th /eə/