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RP Pronunciation Chart
Vowels – Monophthongs
| Symbol |
Example Word |
Pronunciation |
| /iː/ |
see |
/siː/ |
| /ɪ/ |
sit |
/sɪt/ |
| /e/ |
set |
/set/ |
| /æ/ |
cat |
/kæt/ |
| /ʌ/ |
cup |
/kʌp/ |
| /ɑː/ |
car |
/kɑː/ |
| /ɒ/ |
hot |
/hɒt/ |
| /ɔː/ |
bought |
/bɔːt/ |
| /ʊ/ |
put |
/pʊt/ |
| /uː/ |
food |
/fuːd/ |
| /ɜː/ |
bird |
/bɜːd/ |
| /ə/ |
about |
/əˈbaʊt/ |
Vowels – Diphthongs
| Symbol |
Example Word |
Pronunciation |
| /eɪ/ |
day |
/deɪ/ |
| /aɪ/ |
bye |
/baɪ/ |
| /ɔɪ/ |
boy |
/bɔɪ/ |
| /aʊ/ |
now |
/naʊ/ |
| /əʊ/ |
no |
/nəʊ/ |
| /ɪə/ |
here |
/hɪə/ |
| /eə/ |
tear |
/teə/ |
| /ʊə/ |
pure |
/pjʊə/ |
Consonants
| Symbol |
Example Word |
Pronunciation |
| /p/ |
pen |
/pɛn/ |
| /b/ |
bat |
/bæt/ |
| /t/ |
ten |
/tɛn/ |
| /d/ |
dog |
/dɒg/ |
| /k/ |
cat |
/kæt/ |
| /g/ |
go |
/gəʊ/ |
| /f/ |
fat |
/fæt/ |
| /v/ |
van |
/væn/ |
| /θ/ |
thin |
/θɪn/ |
| /ð/ |
this |
/ðɪs/ |
| /s/ |
sit |
/sɪt/ |
| /z/ |
zoo |
/zuː/ |
| /ʃ/ |
ship |
/ʃɪp/ |
| /ʒ/ |
genre |
/ʒəˈnəʊ/ |
| /h/ |
hat |
/hæt/ |
| /m/ |
mat |
/mæt/ |
| /n/ |
nat |
/næt/ |
| /r/ |
rat |
/ræt/ |
| /j/ |
yes |
/jæs/ |
| /w/ |
wet |
/wæt/ |
| /l/ |
let |
/læt/ |
| /tʃ/ |
chat |
/tʃæt/ |
| /dʒ/ |
gym |
/dʒɪm/ |
| /ŋ/ |
thing |
/θɪŋ/ |
