Phonetic Chart

Copyrighted interactive phonetic chart with systematic classification of sound and specific linguistic features of the English language

SIMPLIFIED PHONETIC CHART

Simplified Phonetic Chart for English Language
CIPA based of Spellbee International

This picture-based chart of English Language “phonemes” is for an easier and quicker understanding for young learners. Please refer www.spellbeeinternational.com for the advanced chart with colour-coded keys and explanation of linguistic features. Both the charts are under copyright.

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INTERACTIVE PHONETIC CHART

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

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.

BACKNESS

FRONT

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FRONT

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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

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Plosive/Stop

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Nasal

Non Sibilant
Fricative

⚞

Sibilant Fricative

⚞

Sibilant
Affricative

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Approximant

Lateral Approximant

INTERACTIVE PHONETIC CHART

Understanding English through Phonetics is important because English is not spoken like how it is written. Many words have silent letter(s); one letter can have many sounds and many letters can represent one sound!

There are only 5 vowel letters (a e i o u), but they are pronounced in 20 different ways (20 VOWEL PHONEMES) and 21 consonants are pronounced as 24 different sounds (24 CONSONANT PHONEMES). These 44 sounds are used in millions of words. Understanding these 44 sounds is the key to understand the correct pronunciation of all the words.

SpellBee International’s Phonetic Chart is IPA-based and provides 3 example words with 3 most frequent spellings for each sound. It is colour-coded to understand where and how you should make a sound. Initially, it could seem a little complex, but once you overcome this, it shall surely enhance your speaking style and manner tremendously.

( SPEECH ORGANS )

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without written permission from Spell Bee International.

phonemic transcription (only phonemes-broad transcription)

Secondary
Stress

Long
sound

In rhotic dialects the (r) it is pronounced

(pause) syllable
segmentation

Schwa /fwa:/ is the name of the most frequent vowel sound in the English language and it appears only as a weak form in unstressed syllables. As a superscript it is very weakly pronounced or even omitted. E.g. Family /'fæm.ǝl.i:/ (add the superscript) can be pronounced as famlee.

primary stress Thestressed syllable is pronounced clearly and distinctly

The superscript 'T' indicates the possibility of a pronounced /r/ at last position of the word and (r) indicates that the /r/ can be or not pronounced, but in some (rhotic) English accents they do.
If the followed word has an initial vowel sound then the /r/ is pronounced.e.g. perpendicular axis.
If the followed word has an initial consonant sound or a pause (full stop or comma) then the /r/ is not pronounced. e.g. perpendicular line

In general, vowels are classified as Short vowels & Long Vowels, and Monophthongs & Diphthongs.

Short Vowels (short sound):
/ i /e/ /æ/ /u/ /A/ /D/ /ǝ/

Long Vowels (Lond sound):
/i://з://u://ɔ://a:/ /e/ /1/ /ai/ /03/ /13/ leǝ/ /ǝʊ/ /aʊ/

Monophthongs (a single vowel sound):
// lel /æ/ /o/ /A/ /D/ /ǝ/ /i://3://u://ɔ://α:/

Diphthongs (a glide of two vowels considered as a single sound):
/e//e//e//e//e//e//e//e//e/

ROUNDEDNESS: relates to the amount of rounding of the lips

Rounded: the lips are rounded.

Unrounded: the lips are slack or drawn back.

BACKNESS: relates to the position of the tongue relative to the back of the mouth.

Front: tongue is moved forward to the teeth.

Central: tongue is along the central region of the oral cavity.

Back: tongue is moved backward to the pharynx wall.

OPENNESS: relates to the position of the tongue relative to the roof of the mouth.

Close: Tongue is raised up almost touching the palate. Near-Close: Tongue is raised up near the palate.

Near Close: Tongue is raised up near the palate.

Close-Mid: Tongue is quiet raised up from the resting position.

Mid: Tongue is almost in the rest position at the middle part of the oral cavity.

Open-Mid: Tongue is quite lowered down from the resting position.

Near-Open: Tongue is completely lowered down from the resting position but the lower jaw is not totally opened.

Open: Tongue and lower jaw are completely lowered down from the resting position.

In general, consonants are classified as voiced and unvoiced/voiceless

VOICING: relates to the vibration of the vocal folds when the airstream passes through.

Voiced: the vocal folds vibrate when producing the sound.

Unvoiced/Voiceless: the vocal folds do not vibrate when. producing sound.

There are 9 voiceless consonant sounds: /p/ /f/ /e/ /t/ /s/ // // /k/ /h/ and 15 voiced consonant sounds: /b/ /m/ /v/ /o/ /d/ /n/ /z/ /r/ // /3/ /d3/ /j/ /g/ /n/ /w/

PLACE: is the location/spot and how the speech organs come together in producing the sound.

Bilabial: Both lips in contact

Labio-dental: Upper lip in contact with lower lip

Apico-dental: Tip of the tongue (apico) in between the upper and lower teeth.

Apico-alveolar: Tip of the tongue (apico) in contact with the alveolar ridge.

Fronto-postalveolar: Front part of the tongue (fronto) in contact with the back part of the alveolar ridge.

Fronto-palatal: Front part of the tongue (fronto) in contact with the central portion of the palate (hard palate).

Dorso-velar: Back part of the tongue (dorso) in contact with the vellum (soft palate).

Glottal: The interaction between the vocal folds.

MANNER: is the way the speech organs interact and modify the flow of airstream

Plosive/Stop: Stopping The airstream is stopped with the tongue or lips and then suddenly releasing it with a burst sound;

Nasal: Complete oral closure but the airstream is released through the nasal cavity.

Sibilant Fricative: The articulators interact between them to create a narrow space sufficiently enough to create an audible friction (fricative), Sibilant means that it is a hissing or whistling sound.

Non-Sibilant Fricative: The articulators interact between them to create a narrow space sufficiently enough to create an audible friction but not hissing or whistling sound.

Approximant: The articulators interact between them getting close enough to each other (partial closure or a gap in between) to modify the airstream but without friction.

Lateral Approximant: The tongue touches the center part of the palate, therefore allows the airstream to come only through the sides.

Sibilant Affricative: The airstream is stopped with the tongue or lips and then suddenly releasing it with an audible friction (plosive + fricative).

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PHONETIC CHART

Copyrighted interactive phonetic chart with systematic classification of sound and specific linguistic features of the English language

SIMPLIFIED PHONETIC CHART

Simplified Phonetic Chart for English Language CIPA based of Spellbee International

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Simplified Phonetic Chart for English Language
CIPA based of Spellbee International

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