Phonetic Chart Overview

Front

What does each symbol in the phonetic chart represent?

Back

A different sound.

Front

How many separate sounds can the English language be broken down into?

Back

44 separate sounds.

Front

What are the three sections of the phonetic chart?

Back

Single Vowels (Monophthongs), Diphthongs, and Consonants.

Front

What are single vowel sounds also called?

Back

Monophthongs.

Front

List the five vowels in the English alphabet.

Back

A, E, I, O, U.

Front

What sounds are on the top row of single vowels?

Back

/I/, /ɪ/, /ʊ/, /uː/

Front

What sounds are on the middle row of single vowels?

Back

/e/, /ə/, /ɜː/, /ɔː/

Front

What sounds are on the bottom row of single vowels?

Back

/æ/, /ʌ/, /ɑː/, /ɒ/

Front

What does the left column of the single vowels represent?

Back

The tongue is at the front.

Front

What are diphthongs?

Back

Combinations of two vowel sounds that appear together within the same syllable.