Consonants

IPA= International Phonetic Alphabet
Am
= Cambridge Dictionary of American English
W= Webster's Dictionary of American English

IPA Am W  
b b b        bun, tabby, rob
d d d        dog, lady, sad
f f f         fin, coffee, sniff
g g g         goat, beggar, rug
h h h         hat, behind
ʤ ʤ j         joke, badger, nudge
k k k        cone, baker, weak
l l l       light, silly, feel
m m m        miss, lemon, tame
n n n        nose, funny, bean
p p p        pot, helper, map
r r r        run, caring, far
s s s        sit, listen, face
t t t        table, Italian, cat
v v v        very, lover, give
w w w        wish, tower
j y y        yes, player
z z z        zoo, lazy, faze
ʧ ʧ ch        chin, teacher, rich
ʃ ʃ sh        ship, cushion, fish
ʒ ʒ zh        pleasure, beige
θ θ th        thing, within, bath
ð ð TH        this, father, bathe
ŋ ŋ ng        singer, wrong

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