Sounds of English

Listed below are the vowel and consonant sounds in English. Click play to hear each sound produced.

Vowels	Click to Hear	Consonants	Click to Hear	Consonants	Click to Hear
/i/ (beat)		/p/ (pit)		/b/ (bit)
// (bit)		/t/ (town)		/d/ (down)
/e/ (bait)		/k/ (coat)		/g/ (goat)
// (bet)		/f/ (fine)		/v/ (vine)
// (bat)		/h/ (heap)		/w/ (weep)
/u/ (boot)		// (thigh)		// (thy)
// (book)		/s/ (sip)		/z/ (zip)
/o/ (boat)		// (sheep)		// (azure)
// (bought)		// (cheap)		// (jeep)
/a/ (bot)		/m/ (made)		/j/ (yes)
// (banana)		/n/ (new)		/l/ (lead)
/r/ (butter)		// (sing)		/r/ (read)
/aj/ (bite)		Visit the websites below for more practice:
/aw/ (bough)		Vowel Minimal Pairs		Consonant Minimal Pairs
// (boy)		Record and Listen		Created by: Stephanie Buechele