VOWELS 2
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DESCRIPTION OF VOWELS
PHONETICSYMBOL NAME QUANTITY
DESCRIPTIONQUALTITY
DESCRIPTION SPELLING
/ iː / close front unrounded vowel
long vowel(subject to lenght
variations)
Position: close, frontLips: spreadTongue: tense, touching the upper molarsJaws: from narrow to medium
-ee see-e these-ea sea-ie piece-ei seize -ey key-i machine
POSITION…
/ ɪ / lax lowered centralized vowel short vowel
Position: half close, front retractedLips: loosely spreadTongue: lax, light contact with the upper molarsJaws: from narrow to medium
-i six-y city-e pretty-ie babies-a village
/ uː / close back rounded vowel
long vowel(subject to lenght
variations)
Position: close, back Lips: roundedTongue: tense, but no contact with the upper molarsJaws: from narrow to medium
-oo food -ue blue-o do -ui juice-oe shoe -ew blew-u blue-ou through
/ ʊ / lax lowered centralized vowel short vowel
Position: half close, back advancedLips: loosely roundedTongue: laxy heldJaws: medium
-u pull-o wolf-oo wood-ou should
/ ɔː / open-mid back rounded vowel
long vowel(subject to lenght
variations)
-or horn-aw saw-ou cough-au cause-a all-ore, -oor, -oar, -our
Position: mid backLips: roundedJaws: from medium to wide
/ ɒ / open back rounded vowel short vowel
Position: open, backLips: roundingJaws: from medium to wide
-o lock-a what-ou cough-ow knowledge-au sausage
/ ɑː / open back unrounded vowel
long vowel(subject to lenght
variations)
-a pass-ar part-ear heart-er clerk-al palm-au aunt
Position: open, backLips: neutrally openJaws: from medium to wide
/ ʌ / open-mid back unrounded vowel short vowel
Position: between open and half-open, centralLips: openJaws: wide
-u sun-o won-ou southerm-oo blood-oe does
/ æ / raised open front unrounded vowel
long vowel(subject to
lengthening before /b, d, g, m, n, dʒ/)
-a hat-ai plait
Position: half open, frontLips: openJaws: medium to wide
/ e / close-mid front unrounded vowel short vowel
Position: front, mid Lips: loosely spreadJaws: medium
-e set-ea death-a many
/ ɜː / mid central unrounded vowel
Position: mid, centralLips: neutralJaws: narrow
-ir first -ur turn-yr myrth -urr purr-er her -wor work-err err-ear earth-our journey
/ ə / mid central unrounded vowel
(SHWA)short vowel
Position: mid, central (not in final position) open, central (in final position)
Lips: neutral
It may be spelt with most vowel letters and their
combinations.
long vowel(subject to lenght
variations)