Phonetic Sounds with Examples

Voiced bilabial plosive /b/ bat

Voiced labiodental fricative /v/ van

Unvoiced alveolar fricative /s/ sun

Unvoiced postal-alveolar affricate /tʃ/ chair

Unvoiced velar plosive /k/ cat

Voiced postal-alveolar affricate /dʒ/ jam

Voiced dental fricative /ð/ this

Voiced alveolar plosive/stop /d/ dog

High-front vowel |/i/ see

Mid-central vowel (schwa) /ə/ sofa

Front-central vowel /ɪ/ bit

High-back vowel /u/ food

Low-back vowel /ɑ/ father

Voiceless bilabial plosive /p/ pen

Low-front vowel /æ/ cat

Mid-front vowel | /ɛ/ bed

Diphthong /aɪ/ /aɪ/ kite

Schwa in second syllable /ə/ banana

Rounded high-back vowel /u/ food

Voiceless labiodental fricative /f/ fish

Voiced alveolar fricative /z/ zoo

Voiced velar plosive /g/ go

Glottal fricative /h/ hat

Voiced palatal approximant /j/ yes

Voiced alveolar nasal /n/ nose

Voiceless dental fricative /θ/ think

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