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The Vowel Sounds
The Vowel Sounds
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The Sounds Of English
The Vowel Sounds
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The Sounds of English: Short Vowels -1 /ɪ/
The spelling for this sound can be (i/e/y)
Here are some words which have this sound:
words transcription
kit /kɪt/
bid /bɪd/
hymn /hɪm/
minute /ˈmɪn.ɪt/
/e/ / ɪ/
bed bid
medal middle
dead did
fell fill
pen pin
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The Sounds of English: Short Vowels -3 /ʊ/
The spelling for this sound can be (o/u/oo/ou)
Here are some words which have this sound:
words transcription
foot /fʊt/
put /pʊt/
good /gʊd/
would /wʊd/
/ æ/ /ʌ/
ankle uncle
bank bunk
bat but
cap cup
swam swum
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The Sounds of English: Short Vowels – 6 /ə/
The spelling for this sound can be (a/o/ar/er)
Here are some words which have this sound:
words transcription
about /əˈbaʊt/
common /ˈkɒm.ən/
standard /stæn.dəd/
butter /ˈbʌt.ər/
The spelling for this sound can be (o/wa)
Here are some words which have this sound:
words transcription
lot /lɒt/
hot /hɒt/
odd /ɒd/
wash /wɒʃ/
/iː/ /ɪ/
liter litter
cheap chip
feet fit
he’s his
peach pitch
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The Sounds of English: long Vowels – 2 /uː/
The spelling for this sound can be (oo/ou/ue/wo)
Here are Some words which have this sound :
words transcription
goose /ɡuːs/
two /tuː/
blue /bluː/
group /gruːp/
/əʊ/ /ɔː/
coat caught
dough door
sew saw
flow floor
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The Sounds of English: Diphthongs – 6 /eə/
The spelling for this sound can be (uar/air)
Here are Some words which have this sound :
words transcription
square /skweər/
fair /feə/
pair /peə/
air /eə/
/eə/ / æ/
dared dad
glared glad
Mary marry
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The Sounds of English: Diphthongs – 7 /aʊ/
The spelling for this sound can be (ou/ow)
Here are Some words which have this sound :
words transcription
mouth /maʊθ/
now /naʊ/
fowl /faʊl/
towel /taʊəl/
/aʊ/ /əʊ/
couch coach
clown clone
loud load
found phoned
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The Sounds of English: Diphthongs – 8 /eɪ/
The spelling for this sound can be (a+ a consonant+e/ea/ay)
Here are Some words which have this sound :
Think of the
words transcription magic
face /feɪs/ “e”.
day /deɪ/
break /breɪk/
great /ɡreɪt/
/eɪ/ /iː/
ate eat
faced feast
great greet
mate meet
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“Always remember to take
your pronunciation out of your
head into your body.”
Good Luck
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