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Lessons & Tips Pronunciation Lessons Phonetics 101: Vowels
Lessons & Tips Pronunciation Lessons Phonetics 101: Vowels Phonetics 101: Vowels
Consonants |
Vowels |
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Short Vowels |
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| /Ι/ | pit | /pΙt/ |
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/ɒ/ | pot | /pɒt/ |
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| /e/ | pet | /pet/ |
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/ʊ/ | put | /pʊt/ |
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| /æ/ | pat | /pæt/ |
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/ə/ | putter | /pʌtə/ |
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| /ʌ/ | putt | /pʌt/ |
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Long Vowels |
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| /iː/ | beat | /biːt/ |
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/aː/ | cart | /kaːt/ |
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| /ɔː/ | bought | /bɔːt/ |
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/uː/ | boot | /buːt/ |
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| /ɜː/ | bird | /bɜːd/ |
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Diphthongs |
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| /eΙ/ | face | /feΙs/ |
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/ɔΙ/ | voice | /vɔΙs/ |
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| /aΙ/ | mice | /maΙs/ |
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/Ιə/ | peer | /pΙə/ |
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| /əʊ/ | rose | /rəʊz/ |
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/eə/ | pair | /peə/ |
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| /aʊ/ | house | /haʊs/ |
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/ʊə/ | poor | /pʊə/ |
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Source: IPA cards produced by the Speak Good English Movement. Table compiled by David Deterding. |
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