For the main Learning the International Phonetic Alphabet page, click here.

Articulation test generator

This page is intended primarily for students at the University of Sheffield taking EGH211 Phonetics: the selections generated are indicative of the format and complexity of the articulation test at the end of that module. The selections are made to ensure good coverage of selected parts of the chart (pulmonic and non-pulmonic consonants; primary and secondary cardinal vowels). You can generate a new selection by clicking the button below.

You can practice identifying the symbols, checking your answers against the IPA chart. You can practice your production of the corresponding sounds by working in pairs or small groups, or making recordings of yourself and reviewing those. You can start by producing consonants between two open vowels, and vowels on their own. It may be helpful to refer to the clickable IPA chart with video illustrations available from the main Learning the International Phonetic Alphabet page.

If IPA symbols seem to be absent this is probably because your browser cannot access a Unicode font: see this page for advice on installing and using such fonts.

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