The document provides an introduction to the International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA) with examples of consonant and vowel symbols along with their pronunciation in different accents. It includes lists of "easy consonants", "funny consonants", different symbols for the same sounds, guidelines for vowel pronunciation, and some example words transcribed in IPA. Fun quizzes and British English slang terms are presented at the end.

1. IPA phonetic symbols
• Easy consonants:
• p (pie); t (tie); k (key); b (bee); d (die); g (guy);
m (my); n (night); f (far); v (very); l (lie);
w (why); h (high) ; s (sigh); z (zip)

2. • Pie
• /paɪ/
• Tie
• /taɪ/
• Key
• /kiː/
• Bee
• /biː/

3. • Guy
• /ɡaɪ/
• My
• /maɪ/
• Lie
• /laɪ/
• Night
• /naɪt/

4. • Far
• /fɑːr/ (UK)
• /fɑːr/ (US)
• Very
• /ˈver.i/
• Way
• /weɪ/

5. • High
• /haɪ/
• Sigh
• /saɪ/
• Fizz
• /fɪz/
• Zip
• /zɪp/

6. Funny consonants
ŋ (rang); θ (thigh);
ð (then); ʃ (shy);
ʒ (vision); tʃ (cheap);
dʒ (jive)

7. • Rang
• /ræŋ/
• Thigh
• /θaɪ/
• Then
• /ðen/

8. • Shy
• /ʃaɪ/
• Vision
• /ˈvɪʒ.ən/
• /ˈvɪʒ.ən/
• Cheap
• /tʃiːp/
• Jive
• /dʒaɪv/

9. Take your pick
ɹ (rye); j (yes); ɸ (far);
r (rye); y (yes); f (far)

10. Cambridge Advanced Learners
• Rye
• /raɪ/
• Yes
• /jes/
• Far
• /fɑː/

11. Vowels
sheep i
/ʃiːp/
ship ɪ
/ʃɪp/
hate eɪ
/heɪt/
head e
/hed/

12. had æ
/hæd/
hard ɑ
/hɑːd/ (UK)
/hɑːrd/ (US)
hot ɒ
/hɒt/ (UK)
/hɑːt/ (US)

13. store ɔ
/stɔːr/ (UK)
/stɔːr/ (US)
dog ɒ
/dɒɡ/ (UK)
/dɑːɡ/ (US)

14. foot ʊ
/fʊt/
code əʊ ɔʊ oʊ
/kəʊd/ (UK)
/koʊd/ (US)

15. • Have
• /hæv/ (strong)
• /həv/ (weak)
• Cued
• /kju:d/

16. • Never
• /ˈnev.ər/ (UK)
• /ˈnev.ɚ/ (US)
• Upper
• /ˈʌp.ər/ (UK)
• /ˈʌp.ɚ/ (US)

17. • Load
• /ləʊd/ (UK)
• /loʊd/ (US)
• /lɔʊd/ ??

18. • Bird
• /bɜːd/ (UK)
• /bɝːd/ (US)
• Learn
• /lɜːn/
• /lɝːn/
• /stɜːn/
• /stɝːn/
• /bɜːn/
• /bɝːn/

19. • Car
• /kɑːr/ (UK)
• /kɑːr/ (US)
• /kæ:r/ (my hometown dialect!)
• /maɪˈkæ:z.ɪn.ðəˈkæ:.pæ:k/
• My car’s in the car park

20. • /maɪˈkæ:z.ɪn.ðəˈkæ:.pæ:k/
• My car’s in the car park
• /ˈmaɪ.kæ:z.ɪn.ðəˈkæ:.pæ:k/
• My car’s in the car park

21. • Fun Quiz
• Get a piece of paper
• Try writing them down in IPA
• See if you can remember

22. • Sheep
• /ʃi:p/
• Ship
• /ʃɪp/

23. • Jumping jive
• /dʒʌmpɪŋdʒɑɪv/
• /ˈdʒʌmp.ɪŋˈdʒɑɪv/ (with stress markers)

24. • Check it out
• /tʃekitɑʊt/
• /ˈtʃek.itˈɑʊt/
• /ˈtʃek.idˈɑʊt/

25. • Propaganda
• /ˌprɒp.əˈɡæn.də/
• /ˌprɑː.pəˈɡæn.də/
• Illustration
• /ˌɪl.əˈstreɪ.ʃən/

26. • Priority
• /praɪˈɒr.ə.ti/
• /praɪˈɔːr.ə.t̬i/
• Basket
• /ˈbɑː.skɪt/
• /ˈbæs.kət/

27. • Waiter
• /ˈweɪ.tər/
• /ˈweɪ.t̬ɚ/
• Imbecile
• /ˈɪm.bə.siːl/
• /ˈɪm.bə.sɪl/

30. had æ
/hæd/
hard) ɑ
/hɑːd/ (UK)
/hɑːrd/ (US)
hot ɒ
/hɒt/ (UK)
/hɑːt/ (US)

31. store ɔ
/stɔːr/ (UK)
/stɔːr/ (US)
dog ɒ
/dɒɡ/ (UK)
/dɑːɡ/ (US)

32. foot ʊ
/fʊt/
code əʊ ɔʊ oʊ
/kəʊd/ (UK)
/koʊd/ (US)

33. • Cued
• /kju:d/

34. • Never
• /ˈnev.ər/ (UK)
• /ˈnev.ɚ/ (UK)
• Upper
• /ˈʌp.ər/ (UK)
• /ˈʌp.ɚ/ (US)

35. • Load
• /ləʊd/ (UK)
• /loʊd/ (US)
• /lɔʊd/ ??

36. • Her hair looks hot
• /hɜːˈheə.lʊks.hɒt/
• /hɜːˈhe:.lʊks.hɒt/
• /hɝːˈheə.lʊks.hɑːt/

37. Grammar:Verb|past
MEANING: an event of
laughing
/læft/

38. Grammar:Verb|past
MEANING: an event of
laughing
/la:ft/

39. /ɑɪˈla:ft.sɔʊ.lɑʊd/
I laughed so loud

40. GRAMMAR: noun
MEANING: a symbolic entity
used to communicate’
/wɜːd/

41. GRAMMAR: noun
MEANING: a symbolic entity used to
communicate’
/wɝːd/

42. •/ɑɪv.fəˈgɒ.tən.ðəˈwə:d/
• I’ve forgotten the word

43. n
‘a performance of some kind’
/ʃəʊ/

44. • /ˈhæv.jə:.si:n.ðəˈʃɔʊ/
• Have you seen the show?
• /həvˈju:.si:n.ðəˈʃɔʊ/
• Have you seen the show?

45. GRAMMAR: verb
MEANING: ‘the act of letting
someone see something’
/ʃɔʊ/

46. • /ʃɔʊɪtʊmipli:z/
• /ʃəʊɪtəmipli:z/
• /ˈʃɔʊ.ɪ.tʊ.mi.pli:z/
• Show it to me please
• /ʃəʊ.ɪ.təˈmi.pli:z/
• Show it to me please

47. adv
‘a place that is very close’
/hɪə/

48. • /brɪŋ.ðæˈtel.ɪ.vɪʒ.ən.ɔʊ.və.hiə/
• Bring that television over here

49. n
‘something to eat’
/fu:d/

50. ‘act of using your mind’
v
/θIŋk/

51. ‘a time before – not now’
adv
/ðen/

52. ‘object with flat top’
n
/ˈtei.bəl/

53. n
‘someone who encourages a team’
/ˈtʃɪəˌliː.də/

54. /ˈfɪʃ.ɪŋˌrɒd/
n
‘a stick to catch water animals’

55. /ˌməʊ.baɪl ˈfəʊn/
n
‘a hand held device for
communicating orally’

56. • Let’s try some funny British words!

57. /ˈtraʊ.zəz/
n
‘clothes worn over the
legs’

58. •Trousers

59. /ˈnæk.əd/
ADJ
‘very tired or useless’

60. •knackered

61. /ˈɡʌt.ɪd/
ADJ
‘very sad’

62. •Gutted

63. /ˈlʌn.dən/
N
‘capital city
of UK’

64. • London

65. /ˈɡɒb.smækt/
ADJ
‘very
shocked’

66. •Gobsmacked

67. /ˈkɒk.ʌp/
N
‘mistake’

68. •Cock up

69. /ðə.ˈbi:zˌni:z/
N
‘something
great’

70. • The bee’s knees

71. /ˈtʃʌn.də/
V
‘to vomit’

72. •chunder

73. /ˌteɪk.ðəˈpɪs/
V
‘to make a fool of someone’

74. •Take the piss

75. /ˈbɒl.əks/
Noun /
adj
‘nonsense’

76. •Bollocks

77. /ˈdɒdʒ.i/
Adj
‘illegal or somehow wrong’

78. •Dodgy

79. /kəˈfʌf.əl/
N
‘An argument or fight’

80. •Kerfuffle

81. /ˈwæŋ.kə/
N
‘a useless person’

82. •Wanker

83. /tɒʃ/
N
‘rubbish or nonsense’

84. •Tosh

85. /ˌhʌŋ.kiˈdɔː.ri/
Adj
‘Cool, no problem’

86. •Hunky dory

87. • ə
• ʌ
• ?
• Any real difference?

88. • ɒ
• ɔ
• o
• Roundness?