English phonetic transcription signs

Here is a table of phonetic transcription signs of vowels and consonants.

The phonetic transcription signs in the English language are used for the written representation of sounds.

English transcription is used for graphical written representation of sounds.

There are 26 letters and 44 sounds in English:

• 20 consonant letters convey 24 consonant sounds

• 6 vowel letters convey 20 vowel sounds.

Name	Letters	Sounds
Consonants	20	24
Vowels	6	20
Total	26	44

Transcription signs of English sounds:

Vowel sounds

Short vowels	i sit	u put	ʌ up	ɔ box	ə under	e pen	æ bag
Long vowels	i: tee	u: moon	ɑ: class	ɔ: door	ə: her
Diphthongs Complex sounds	iə near	uə poor	ɑi my	ɔi boy	əu go	ɛə chair	au now	ei take

Consonants

Voiced consonants	b book	d door	ʒ television	ʤ Jim	g go	v five	ð this	z Zoo
Voiceless consonants	p pen	t ten	ʃ show	ʧ chair	k key	f five	θ Thanks	s sister
Other consonants	m moon	n nine	ŋ song	h hand	l look	r red	w well	j your