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Learn the 44 sounds of British English speech with this clickable chart. Hear the symbols and sample words, and see the mouth shape, voicing and jaw position for each sound.
Learn how to pronounce the 20 vowel sounds in English with the International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA) symbols and examples. Find out the categories, spelling patterns, and challenges of English vowel sounds.
A vowel diagram is a schematic arrangement of the vowels in a language, based on their height, backness, tenseness and rounding. Learn how to use the IPA vowel chart, the vowel quadrilateral and the vowel trapezium to describe vowel systems.
The phonemic chart contains the 44 sounds of spoken English. It is an excellent tool for both learning and teaching about English pronunciation, but there is no easy way to type the phonemes with a normal keyboard.
Learn how to make and distinguish all the vowel sounds in a contemporary Standard Southern British English Accent. See the chart, listen to the audio, and read the FAQs and detailed discussions of specific vowels.
The arrangement of the vowel sounds in the chart below reflects the IPA standard. Rounded and unrounded pairs are represented as: Unrounded • Rounded. For this class, you should learn the terms used to describe the vowel sounds of English.
LearnEnglish Sounds Right is the British Council’s free pronunciation chart for learners and teachers of English worldwide.
