This chart contains all the sounds (phonemes) used in the English language. For each sound, it gives: The symbol from the International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA), as used in phonetic transcriptions in modern dictionaries for English learners — that is, in A. C. Gimson’s phonemic system with a few additional symbols. The chart represents British and American phonemes with one symbol. One symbol can mean two different phonemes in American and British English. See the footnotes for British-only and American-only symbols. Two English words which use the sound. The underline shows where the sound is heard. Click Here: " International Phonetic Alphabet With Sounds " Vowels Consonants Click to download Printable PDF 1. Almost all dictionaries use the e symbol for the vowel in BED . The problem with this convention is that e in the IPA does not ...