This music video is a great resource to help students of all ages learn the International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA). It presents the 20 vowel phonemes of English and the symbols that represent them in a fun way in the form of a song. The music is catchy and the images colourful and memorable.

Here are the lyrics:
IPA Song - Vowels (By Ella Cole & David Cole)
Intro
Let’s start with the vowels
There are three kinds
There’s short ones and long ones as well
The diphthongs are the third kind
With these you’ve got to move your tongue

Verse 1
There’s /æ/ as in angry and apple
There’s /ʌ/ as in lucky in love
/ə/ you will find in many, many words
Like summer weather blue sky above
There’s /e/ as in wet and in weather
There’s /ɒ/ as in hot and in pot
/ɪ/ is in silly and in instrument
/ʊ/ cook the chook with a wok

CHORUS
Phonemes are easier than they seem
They are the sounds of our language
And in English there are 44
Phonemes - of these the vowels make up 20
Consonants make 24
And knowing these will open up the door

Verse 2
The long vowels are next and there are five
There’s /u:/ as in kangaroo
There’s /ɜ:/ as in mermaid and birthday
It’s in work and church to name a few
There’s /i:/ as in cheeky and monkey
There’s / ɔ:/ as in floor and in snore
There’s /ɑ:/ as in farmer and father
It’s in laugh, party, star and more

CHORUS
Phonemes are easier than they seem
They are the sounds of our language
And in English there are 44
Phonemes - of these the vowels make up 20
Consonants make 24
And knowing these will open up the door

Bridge
The IPA is another way to refer to the sounds of English
It’s the International Phonetic Alphabet
Using IPA we’ll know how to say
Correctly any word in English
It’s better than relying on the alphabet

Verse 3
Now it is time for the diphthongs
These are the ones I like best
There are eight of these and they are fun
But they’ll put you to the test

There’s /əʊ/ as in goat and in donut
There’s /ɔɪ/ as in noisy and boy
There’s /ɪə / as in reindeer with a great idea
/eə/as in fairy bear toy
There’s /eɪ/ as in angels in April
There’s /ʊə/ as in tour and brochure
There’s /aɪ/ as in shy and in spider
There’s /aʊ/ as in owl over here

CHORUS
Phonemes are easier than they seem
They are the sounds of our language
And in English there are 44
Phonemes - of these the vowels make up 20
Consonants make 24
And knowing these will open up the door

Phonemes are easier than they seem
Help others know what you mean
Are easier than they seem


To view 'The IPA Song - Consonants', which complements this video click on the link below:
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