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RP Pronunciation ChartVowels – 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/ |
