(a) Vowels
British English (BBC accent) is generally described as having short vowels, long vowels and diphthongs. There are said to be seven short vowels, five long ones and eight diphthongs.
• Short vowels: pit  pet  pat  putt  pot put   another
                          ɪ    e     æ    ʌ      ɒ    ʊ     ǝ      ǝ
• Long vowels: bean barn born boon burn
                          iː      ɑː     ɔː      uː     ɜː
• Diphthongs: bay buy boy no now peer pair poor
                       eɪ   ai    ɔɪ  ǝʊ   aʊ     ɪǝ   eǝ    ʊǝ



(b) Consonants
Plosives:
 p       b      t      d      k     g
 pin    bin    tin   din   kin    gum
Affricates:
    ʧ       ʤ
chain    Jane
Fricatives:
 f     v    θ       ð     s    z      ʃ        ʒ           h
fine vine think this seal zeal sheep measure how
Nasals:
m        n     ŋ
sum sun sung
Approximants:
l       r     w       j
light right wet yet