This document provides an overview of IPA symbols for consonants, vowels, and British variants. It includes: 1) A list of common consonants and their IPA symbols, such as p, b, t, d, k, m, n, f, v, w, l, and z having their normal English sounds, while θ is for "thick" and ð is for "this". 2) Vowel charts showing the IPA symbol, example word, and phonetic value for vowels like ɑ for "palm", ə for "strut", e for "face", and ɔ for "north". 3) A note that it

1. IPA SYMBOLS
Consonant, Vowels, British Variants

2. Content Layouts
• Consonants
• Vowels
• British Variants

3. Consonants
The letters p, b, t, d, k, m, n, f, v, w, l, and z have the
normal English sounds.
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θ thick ŋ sing r rest
ð this j yes g get (not gem)
ʃ ashen tʃ chip s sit (not as)
ʒ azure dʒ jut

4. IPA Example IPA Example IPA Example
æ TRAP, BATH e FACE ɚ NURSE*
ɛ DRESS i FLEECE ɪr NEAR
ɪ KIT aɪ PRICE ɛr SQUARE
ʊ FOOT u GOOSE ɑr START
ɑ
PALM, LOT,
THOUGHT,
CLOTH1
o GOAT ɔr NORTH, FORCE
ə STRUT2 ɔɪ CHOICE ʊr CURE
aʊ MOUTH n̩ eaten3
l̩ bottle3
m̩ bottom3
Vowels

5. IPAExample IPAExample IPAExample
ɑ BATH ɜ NURSE ɑ START
ɒ LOT, CLOTH ɪə NEAR ɔ
NORTH,
FORCE,
THOUGHT
əo GOAT ɛə SQUARE ʊə CURE
British Variants

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