This document lists English vowels and consonants along with example words to demonstrate their typical sounds. For each vowel or diphthong, such as "aː" or "ɪə", an example word like "calm" or "ear" is provided to illustrate the sound. The same is done for consonants, with a letter like "b" paired with a word like "baby" to exemplify its pronunciation. In total, it provides an overview of the key sounds of the English language through example words for each common vowel and consonant.

1. vowels
ʌ up muck
aː hard calm
æ cat flagellate
ə away dictator
e head emperor
ɜː learn herbal
ɪ six imp
iː see evil
ɒ hot oxymoron
ɔː call awesome
ʊ wood whoops!
uː you moody
aɪ I irate
aʊ ow! spout
oʊ əʊ go Mona Lisa
eə air wary
eɪ say alien
ɪə ear happier
ɔɪ oil spoilt brat
ʊə pure yurt

2. consonants
b baby bonanza
d did dilettante
f fish fief
g gift glimmer
h hello hell-raiser
j yes younger
k back capitulate
l leg legerdemain
m lemon manipulate
n no notorious click for mp3
ŋ sing humdinger
p pet peculiar
r red resistance
s sun sucker
∫ she splash
t tea telemetry
t∫ chess childish
θ think theory
ð mother themselves
v voice vex
w we sweltering
z zoo sneeze
ʒ pleasure measured
dʒ gym gibber