En inglés, schwa es el sonido más común

English vowels (monophthongs)
/ iː / keen /ki:n/ unique /ju:ni:k/ fell /fi:l/ seem/si:m

/ ɪ / skill /skıl/ tip /tıp/ kick /kık/ kill /kıl/

/ ʊ / wood /wʊd/ could /kʊd/ should /§ʊd/ put /pʊt/

/ uː / you /yu:/ music /mu:sik/ rude /ru:d/ tune/tju:n
/ e / tell /tel/ cell /sel/ pen /pen/ ten/ten/

/ ə / alone /ələʊn/ butter /bʌtə/ better /betə/ aural/ɔrəl/

/ ɜː / fur /fɜːr/ word /wɜːd/ server /sɜːrvə/ bird /bɜːd/

/ ɔː / core /cɔːr/ torch /tɔːrt§/ sore /s ɔːr/
/ æ / apple / æpl/ back /bæk/ camel /kæml/ tab/tæb/

/ ʌ / nut /nʌt/ cut /kʌt/ but /bʌt/ cuff/kʌf

/ ɑː / barb /bɑːb/ daft /dɑːft/ darling/dɑːliņ/ barf/bɑːf/

/ ɒ / sorry /sɒrı/ not /nɒt/ what /wɒt/ cost/kɒst/

English diphthongs:
/ ɪə / here /hɪə/ near /nɪər/ year / jɪə/ peir/pɪər/

/ ʊə / pure /pjʊə/ sure /sʊə/ lur /lʊə/ fur/f ʊə/

/ eə / care /keər/ pair /peər/ lair /leər/ stare/steə/
/ eɪ / bake /beɪk/ rain /reɪn/ lay /leɪ/ break/breɪk/

/ ɔɪ / foil /fɔɪl/ coin /cɔɪn/ toy /tɔɪ/ boy/b ɔɪ/

/ aɪ / cry /kr aɪ/ my / maɪ/ bright/braɪt/ like/laɪk/
/ əʊ / slow /sləʊ/ loan /l əʊn/ oh / əʊ/ go /g əʊ/

/ aʊ / bound /baʊnd/ brown/br aʊn/ how/h aʊ/ now/n aʊ/