Phonemic Chart

For anyone learning English, phonemes are really useful to know. A phoneme is the smallest unit of sound in a spoken word that makes a difference to the word's meaning. Using phonemes, a student can pick up a dictionary and quickly know how to say a word.

Vowels

 

Dipthongs

Phoneme i: Phoneme i Phoneme u Phoneme u: Phoneme ie Phoneme ei  
meet bit good food dear pay  
Phoneme e Phoneme schwa Phoneme ur: Phoneme or: Phoneme ue Phoneme oi Phoneme eu
bed father bird door fewer boy go
Phoneme ae Phoneme uv Phoneme a: Phoneme o Phoneme eschwa Phoneme ai Phoneme au
cat up park hot fair my cow

Consonants

Phoneme p Phoneme b Phoneme t Phoneme d Phoneme ts Phoneme dz Phoneme k Phoneme g
pea bear tea dog church june car god
Phoneme f Phoneme v Phoneme th Phoneme dth Phoneme s Phoneme z Phoneme sh Phoneme zs
fly vain think them sail zoo should pleasure
Phoneme m Phoneme n Phoneme ng Phoneme h Phoneme l Phoneme r Phoneme w Phoneme j
men nine sing hut like red water yellow