English Phonology

Learn to transcribe spoken English using the International Phonetic Alphabet found in good dictionaries:

Self-correcting (interactive) tests to practise English vowel and consonant sounds

1. Sounds and spelling - match the phonemic script with the corresponding English word
2. Sounds and spelling - match the phoneme with the vowel sound in the first syllable of the word
3. Sounds and spelling - select the consonant phoneme / θ / or / ð / contained within the word
4. Sounds and spelling - select the consonant phoneme /ʃ/ , /ʧ/ or /ʤ/ contained within the word
5. Sounds and spelling - match the vowel sound in the first syllable of the word with the phonemes / ɪ / , / i: / or / e /
6. Sounds and spelling - identify whether the initial consonant sound of the word is / g / , / j / or the voiced postalveolar affricate / ʤ /