English Phonetics Flashcards

Front

/θ/ (voiceless 'th')

Back

think /θɪŋk/, thin /θɪn/, thank /θæŋk/, three /θriː/, throw /θrəʊ/, mouth /maʊθ/, bath /bɑːθ/

Front

/ð/ (voiced 'th')

Back

this /ðɪs/, that /ðæt/, there /ðeə/, they /ðeɪ/, those /ðəʊz/, mother /ˈmʌðə/, weather /ˈweðə/

Front

/tʃ/ (voiceless affricate)

Back

cheap /tʃiːp/, chair /tʃeə/, choose /tʃuːz/, watch /wɒtʃ/, teacher /ˈtiːtʃə/, lunch /lʌntʃ/, child /tʃaɪld/

Front

/dʒ/ (voiced affricate)

Back

jeep /dʒiːp/, job /dʒɒb/, jump /dʒʌmp/, age /eɪdʒ/, orange /ˈɒrɪndʒ/, manager /ˈmænɪdʒə/, danger /ˈdeɪndʒə/

Front

/e/ (short vowel)

Back

bed /bed/, pen /pen/, men /men/, red /red/, head /hed/, left /left/, said /sed/

Front

/iː/ (long vowel)

Back

see /siː/, meat /miːt/, green /ɡriːn/, teacher /ˈtiːtʃə/, leader /ˈliːdə/, people /ˈpiːpl/, sheep /ʃiːp/

Front

/əʊ/ (diphthong)

Back

show /ʃəʊ/, go /ɡəʊ/, home /həʊm/, phone /fəʊn/, open /ˈəʊpən/, road /rəʊd/, cold /kəʊld/

Front

/aʊ/ (diphthong)

Back

cow /kaʊ/, now /naʊ/, house /haʊs/, out /aʊt/, about /əˈbaʊt/, down /daʊn/, loud /laʊd/