44 sounds in English _IPA system20 vowelsSoundsExamples1/i:/meet, he, bean, receive2/i/ hit, bid, kick, big, whip, rib, which, bridge3/e/ expert, export, exercise, many, met, men, monetary (AmE)4/æ/example, man, had,5/a:/car, calm6/ʌ/up, but, bulk, thunder7/ʊ/put, should, foot8/u:/fool, threw, through, truth, glue9/ɔdoor, horse, board, tall, thought, August10/ɒ/hot, plot,11/ɜnurse, mermaid, stir12/ə/chocolate, photographer, ago, that (weak form), status13/ei/cliché, lay, communicate, rail14/ai/hi, tiny, try, might15//cow, found16/ɪə/here, near, beer17/ɔɪ/choice, boy18/əʊ/vote, hope, throw, hold, toe,19/eə/chair, there, stare20/ʊə/poor (US)2. 24 consonantsSoundsExamplesNotes1/p/ paper, speak, beep, etc.voiceless sound.2/b/big, Bob, etc. /b/ voiced sound3/t/tree, tea, street, etc. /t/ voiceless sound4/d/day, dead, etc. /d/ voiced sound5/f/film, beef, etc. /f/ voiceless sound.6/v/victim, of, etc. /v/ voiced sound7/θ/thought, breath, strengthen, etc.8/ð/this, father, breathe, etc.9/s/so, guess, desks, etc. /s/ voiceless sound.10/z/rose, glasses, etc. /z/ voiced sound.11/k/key, book, etc. /k/ voiceless sound.12/g/good, dog, etc. /g/ voiced sound.13/ʃ/show, wish, nation, expansion, sugar,14/ʒ/measure, please, explosion15//rich, church16//bridge, job, massage17/m/man, ham, memory18/n/now, man,19/ŋ/singing, song20/l/light, glide, girl21/w/way, sway,22/r/right, drive23/j/yoga, yes24/h/Hope, hold...