THE DESCRIPTION OF ENGLISH VOWELS

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/ɪ/ High ɪnsect Hit City

Front /ɪnsekt/ /hɪt/ /citɪ/

unrounded

/e/ Mid end mess

Front /end/ /mes/ -

unrounded

/æ/ Low Act Man

Front /ækt/ /mæn/ -

Unrounded

/ʌ / mid Under Son

central /ʌndə/ /sʌn/ -

Unrounded

/ʊ/ Low Oomph Put Brow

back lax /ʊmf/ /pʊt/ /braʊ/

rounded

/ɒ/ middle olive Got

back /ɒliv/ /gɒt/ -

unrounded

/ə/ mid Ago Spaghetti Mother

 central / ə’go/ /spə’gett/ /mʌðə/

unrounded

/ i: / High Eat Lead Sea

Front /i:t/ /si:d/ /si:/

unrounded

/ ɑ: / High Arm Car

Central-back /ɑ:rm/ /kɑ:r/ -

unrounded

/ ɔ: / Mid All Cause Raw

back /ɔ:l/ /kɔ:z/ /rɔ:/

rounded

/ɜ: / Mid Early Bird

central /ɜ:ly/ /bɜ:rd/ -

unrounded

/u: / Mid Ooze Booed Too

Back /u:z/ /bu:d/ /tu:/

rounded

/ aɪ / High Aisle Fight High

Front /aɪl/ /aɪ/ /haɪ/

unrounded

/eɪ/ High Ail Rain Day

 /reɪn/

Front /eɪl/ /deɪ/

unrounded

/əʊ/ High Nose Go

Front - /noz/ /gou/

unrounded

/aʊ/ High Out House Now

Front /aʊt/ /haʊs/ /naʊ/

Unrounded

/eə/ High Air Hair

Front /eər/ /heər/ -

unrounded

/ɔI / High oil Boil Boy

Front /ɔIl/ /bɔIl/ /bɔI/

unrounded

/ ɪə / High Ear Beer

Front /ɪər/ /bɪər/ -

unrounded

/ ʊə/ High Tour

Front - /tʊər/ -

Unrounded