PHONETIC SOUNDS IN ENGLISH Phonetic sounds in English! Image : pintrest / app English has 44 phonetic sounds, represented by 26 letters. Here's a breakdown: * Vowels (14)* 1. /i/ (bit) 2. /ɪ/ (hit) 3. /ɛ/ (bet) 4. /æ/ (bat) 5. /ɑ/ (car) 6. /ɔ/ (law) 7. /ʊ/ (put) 8. /u/ (boot) 9. /eɪ/ (play) 10. /aɪ/ (buy) 11. /aʊ/ (cow) 12. /ɔɪ/ (boy) 13. /ɪə/ (hear) 14. /ʌ/ (but) * Consonants (30) * 1. /p/ (pat) 2. /b/ (bat) 3. /t/ (tap) 4. /d/ (dad) 5. /k/ (cat) 6. /g/ (gap) 7. /m/ (mat) 8. /n/ (nap) 9. /ŋ/ (sing) 10. /f/ (fan) 11. /v/ (van) 12. /θ/ (thin) 13. /ð/ (this) 14. /s/ (sat) 15. /z/ (zoo) 16. /ʃ/ (shoe) 17. /ʒ/ (treasure) 18. /h/ (hat) 19. /j/ (yes) 20. /w/ (wet) 21. /r/ (red) 22. /l/ (lap) 23. /tʃ/ (church) 24. /dʒ/ (judge) 25. /kw/ (quit) 26. /hw/ (which) 27. /x/ (loch) 28. /ʔ/ (uh-oh) 29. /tɪ/ (tiny) 30. /dɪ/ (dirty) *Diphthongs (5)* 1. /eɪ/ (play) 2. /aɪ/ (buy) 3. /aʊ/ (cow) 4. /ɔɪ/ (boy) 5. /ɪə/ (hear) * Triphthongs (2)* 1. /aɪə/ (fire) 2. /aʊə/ (power) Mastering phonetic sou...