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INTERACTIVE PHONETIC CHART

Structured Phonetic Chart of General British English Accent
[IPA based] by Spell Bee InternationalR

The SpellBee International Phonetic Chart is a new arrangement of the English Language “phonemes” from the International Phonetic Alphabet with labels and colour-coded keys to emphasise specific linguistic features. This chart is under copyright, and it shall not be reproduced in part or full without written permission from SpellBee International.
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FRONT

i

east
week
theme

I

enjoy
bit
lyric

e

exit
them
ready

ӕ

angry
rat
catch

CENTRAL

e

alive
provide
water

3:

urban
person
stir

<

us
come
young

a:

ask
smart
mirage

BACK

u:

super
school
chew

cook
full
would

:c

author
short
draw

a

object
not
wash

BACKNESS

FRONT

eI

able
raise
rate

Ic

oily
point
toy

aI

icy
child
bite

CENTRAL

℧e

rural
cure
tour

eI

ear
hero
severe

i

air
scary
care

BACK

ju

uniform
nephew
cube

e℧

open
ceoastal
note

a℧

out
sound
allow

p

play
happy
cup

f

phone
perfect
stiff

θ

think
healthy
breath

s

sun
precise
press

t

type
bitter
art

shout
patient
fish

ʧ

cheap
nature
watch

k

call
risky
brick

b

busy
rubber
grab

v

van
heavy
have

ð

these
mother
breathe

z

zoo
present
jazz

d

dance
middle
hand

Ʒ

excursion
visual
massageme

ʤ

ioin
digital
bridge

g

great
trigger
league

m

move
summer
warm

n

nose
funny
learn

ŋ

finger
blanket
sing

r

room
carry
better#

l

large
belong
roll

j

year
musical
use

w

why
wall
require

h

who
hard
behave

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to understand Vowels

ROUNDEDNESS

Unrounded

Rounded

BACKNESS

Fornt

Central

back

OPENNESS

– Close

– Near Close

– Close-Mid

– Mid

– Open-Mid

– Near-Open

– Open

to understand Consonants

VOICING

– Voiceless

– Voiced

PLACE

Bilabial

Labio-dental

Apico-dental

Apico-alveolar

Fronto-postalveolar

Fronto-palatal

Dorso-velar

Glottal

MANNER

Plosive/Stop

Nasal

Non Sibilant
Fricative

Sibilant Fricative

Sibilant
Affricative

Approximant

Lateral Approximant