Chapter 5: The Sounds of English

Vowels

First Front Vowel iː
Second Front Vowel ɪ
Third Front Vowel e
Fifth Front Vowel æ
Sixth Front Vowel a
First Middle Vowel ɜː
Second Middle Vowel ə
Third Middle Vowel ʌ
First Back Vowel uː
Second Back Vowel ʊ
Third Back Vowel o
Fourth Back Vowel ɔː
Fifth Back Vowel ɒ
Sixth Back Vowel ɑː
Diphthong eɪ
Diphthong aɪ
Diphthong ɔɪ
Diphthong oʊ
Diphthong ɑʊ
The Short Diphthongs of R: ɪə, ɛə, ʊə, ɔə, ɑə
The Triphthongs: aĭə ɑʊə

Consonants

The Stop Plosives: p-b, t-d, k-g
The Lateral Consonant l
Fricatives ʃ ʒ
Fricatives θ ð
Fricatives s z
Consonant r
Voiced and Voiceless fricative h
The Affricates tʃ dʒ
The Glides w ʍ
The Glide j (the liquid u)
Nasal Consonants m n ŋ