Consonant Sounds in IPA

Study Notes

Consonant Sounds in IPA

/p/: Voiceless bilabial plosive; sounds like "puh" (as in "pat").
/b/: Voiced bilabial plosive; sounds like "buh" (as in "bat").
/t/: Voiceless alveolar plosive; sounds like "tuh" (as in "top").
/d/: Voiced alveolar plosive; sounds like "duh" (as in "dog").
/k/: Voiceless velar plosive; sounds like "kuh" (as in "cat").
/g/: Voiced velar plosive; sounds like "guh" (as in "go").
/f/: Voiceless labiodental fricative; sounds like "fuh" (as in "fun").
/v/: Voiced labiodental fricative; sounds like "vuh" (as in "van").
/θ/: Voiceless dental fricative; sounds like "th" (as in "thin").
/ð/: Voiced dental fricative; sounds like "th" (as in "this").
/s/: Voiceless alveolar fricative; sounds like "sss" (as in "sit").
/z/: Voiced alveolar fricative; sounds like "zzz" (as in "zoo").
/ʃ/: Voiceless post-alveolar fricative; sounds like "sh" (as in "ship").
/ʒ/: Voiced post-alveolar fricative; sounds like "zh" (as in "measure").
/h/: Voiceless glottal fricative; sounds like "huh" (as in "hat").
/m/: Voiced bilabial nasal; sounds like "mmm" (as in "man").
/n/: Voiced alveolar nasal; sounds like "nnn" (as in "no").
/ŋ/: Voiced velar nasal; sounds like "ng" (as in "sing").
/l/: Voiced alveolar lateral approximant; sounds like "luh" (as in "let").
/r/: Voiced alveolar approximant; sounds like "ruh" (as in "red").
/j/: Voiced palatal approximant; sounds like "yuh" (as in "yes").
/w/: Voiced labio-velar approximant; sounds like "wuh" (as in "wet").

Vowel Sounds in IPA

/i/: High front unrounded vowel; sounds like "ee" (as in "see").
/ɪ/: Near-high front unrounded vowel; sounds like "ih" (as in "sit").
/e/: Mid front unrounded vowel; sounds like "eh" (as in "bed").
/æ/: Low front unrounded vowel; sounds like "a" (as in "cat").
/a/: Low front unrounded vowel; sounds like "ah" (as in "father").
/u/: High back rounded vowel; sounds like "oo" (as in "food").
/ʊ/: Near-high back rounded vowel; sounds like "uh" (as in "book").
/o/: Mid back rounded vowel; sounds like "oh" (as in "go").
/ɔ/: Low-mid back rounded vowel; sounds like "aw" (as in "thought").
/ə/: Mid-central unrounded vowel (schwa); sounds like "uh" (as in "sofa").
/ɛ/: Mid-front unrounded vowel; sounds like "eh" (as in "bet").
/ɑ/: Low back unrounded vowel; sounds like "ah" (as in "spa").
/ʌ/: Mid-central unrounded vowel; sounds like "uh" (as in "cup").

Description

Test your knowledge of International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA) consonants with this quiz. You'll be asked to identify and describe various consonant sounds, ranging from plosives to fricatives. Perfect for linguistics students and language enthusiasts alike!