韦氏音标是美国人比较认可的一种音标，比国际音标少了一个类似于dr，tr这样的很多人认为并非是双音节的音标。左边是韦氏，右边是国际（就是我们学习的音标）个人认为韦氏音标更加清楚的表达了美式发音的规则，比如easy的i这个音其实就是更e更加接近。
\ ?\ as a in abut \ ?\
\ ‘?, \ as u in abut \ ?\
\ ?n \ as en in kitten \ ?n\
\ r \ as ur/er in further \ r \
\ a \ as a in ash \?\
\ ā \ as a in ace \ ei \
\ ? \ as o in mop \ ?\
\ a? \ as ou in out \ au\
\ b \ as in baby \ b \
\ ch \ as ch in chin \ t? \
\ d \ as d in did \ d \
\ e \ as e in bet \ e \
\ ‘ē, ?ē\ as ea in easy \ i: \
\ ē \ as y in easy \ i \
\ f \ as f in fifty \ f \
\ g \ as g in go \ g \
\ h \ as h in hat \ h \
\ i \ as i in hit \ I \
\ ī\ as i in ice \ ai \
\ j \ as j in job \ d?\
\ k \ as k in kin \ k \
\ k \ as ch in ich dien ~\?\
\ l \ as l in lily \ l \
\ m \ as m in murmur \ m \
\ n \ as n in own \ n \
\ ?\ as ng in sing \ ? \
\ ō \ as o in go \ ?u\
\ ? \ as aw in law \ ?: \
\ ?i \ as oy in boy \ ?i \
\ p \ as p in pepper \ p \
\ r \ as r in red \ r \
\ s \ as s in less \ s \
\ sh \ as sh in shy \ ?\
\ t \ as t in tie \ t \
\ th \ as th in thin \ θ \
\ th \ as th in the \ ? \
\ ü \ as oo in loot \ u: \
\ ? \ as oo in foot \ u \
\ v \ as v in vivid \ v \
\ w \ as w in away \ w \
\ y \ as y in yet \ j \
\ yü \ as you in youth \ ju: \
\ y \ as u in curable \ ju \
\ z \ as z in zone \ z \
\ zh \ as si in vision \ ? \