Consonants | |||
IPA1 | English Easy | BBC | Examples |
tʃ | c | ch, tch | church |
h | h | h | hat |
hw | w | w | which |
dʒ | j | j | judge |
x | kh | kh | loch (Scottish and Irish) |
ɡ5 | g | g | game |
ŋ | ng | ng
(ng-g, nk) |
thing |
ʃ | x | sh | ship |
θ | th | th | thin |
ð | dh | dh | this |
j | y | y | yes |
ʒ | zh | zh | vision |
The following letters have the same values in all systems listed: b, d, f, k, l, m, n, p, r1, s, t, v, w, z. | |||
Vowels | |||
IPA1 | English Easy | BBC | Examples |
æ | a | a | cat |
eɪ | ai | ay | day |
ɛər | air | air | hair |
ɑː | aa | aa | father |
ɑːr | ar | ar | arm |
ɛ | e | e | let |
iː | ea | ee | see |
ɪər | ear | eer | here |
ɪ | i | i | pit |
aɪ | y | y | by |
ɒ | o | o | pot |
oʊ | oa | oh | no |
ɔː | au | aw | caught |
ɔːr | or | or | north |
force | |||
ɔɪ | oi | oy | noise |
ʊ | uu | uu | took |
ʊər | uur | oor | tour |
uː | oo | oo | soon |
aʊ | ou | ow | out |
ʌ | u | u | cut |
ɜːr | ur | ur | word |
ə | q | uh | about |
ər | qr | uhr | butter |
juː | yoo | yoo | view |
Stress | |||
IPA1 | SD | BBC | Examples |
ˈa | a | A | primary stress |
Inspired by http://readcross.org
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its qbout tym sumwun kam up with a sistqm for tranzlitqrayting inglish tuu choak
thankyoo for church burch thurd kurb murdqr obliterait
frait train frayt trayn
thai ait sum beanz and meat
thay ayt sum beenz and meet
eax tym i cum heer t choak taim mai sai sii tiim mii sii tym sy my nyoo taim tym ekstrq, miksxqr ov
meathain, meethayn
relaixqnxip relayshuhnship
intiooixqn intyooishuhn
dryqst dryuhst