International Phonetic Alphabet

The International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA) is used to represent the sounds of the Alphabet. There are a total of 44 sounds in IPA. The IPA offers a set of symbols, and some general guidelines for their use. We use the IPA to learn and improve pronunciation and for the transcription of English and many other languages.

44 sounds of the English Language

Categories of phonemes

Vocal acoustics

Suprasegmental feature

Stress in simple words

The nature of stress

Levels of stress

Placement of stress within the word.

Practical exercises

Fricatives

Bilabial and glottal sounds

Long and short vowels

Diphthongs

Complex word stress

Aspects of connected speech

Rhythm.

Assimilation

Elision

Linking