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    English Vowel Sounds Pronunciation Exercises Phonics

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    The document describes the phonetic characteristics of English vowel sounds. It lists 14 vowels and provides information on the positioning of the lips, jaw, and tongue for each one. The vowels include short vowels like /ɪ/ found in "pit" and long vowels like /i:/ found in "meat". For each one, the tongue, lips, and jaw are in different positions to produce the specific vowel sound.

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    English Vowel Sounds Pronunciation Exercises Phonics

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    English vowel sounds

    Vowel Phonemes

    Lips loosely spread. Tongue lax with less pit


    tension than / i: /(short vowel)

    Lips loosely spread and slightly wider pet


    apart than / ɪ /(short vowel)

    Lips neutrally open and slightly wider pat


    apart than / e /(short vowel)

    Open lip-rounding, wide open jaws, back pot


    of tongue low. (short vowel)

    Lips neutrally open. Open jaws. luck


    Centralized quality. (short vowel)

    Lips loose, but closely rounded. Tongue good


    not as tense as in / u: /(short vowel)

    Lips in neutral position. Centralized. ago


    Tongue slightly higher than in /ʌ/(short
    vowel)

    Lips spread. Tongue tense (front raised) meat


    with sides touching upper molars. (long
    vowel)

    Lips neutrally open and jaws far apart. car


    Centre to back of tongue fully open. (long
    vowel)

    Medium lip rounding. Tongue drawn back door


    making no contact with upper molars.
    (long vowel)

    Lips neutrally spread. Tongue slightly girl


    higher than /ə/ (no firm contact with
    upper molars) (long vowel)

    Lips closely rounded. Back of tongue too


    high. Tense compared with /ʊ/ (long
    vowel)

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