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English Vowels & Diphthongs
definition of the problempart 1
a e i o u (y)
vowel letters in the alphabet
æ e ɪ ɒ ʊ ə ʌ ɑː ɜː iː ɔː uː
(i) (u)
vowel sounds in English
eɪ əʊ aɪ aʊ ɔɪ ɪə eə ʊə
diphthongs in English
letters = 5 + 1vowels & diphthongs = 20 + 2
definition of the problempart 2
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Short Vowels
act
trap
bad
æ
usual spellings of æa - - - -
addmancatchplanblack
other spellings
a*e - - - -
have
ten
head
any
e
usual spellings of ee ea - - -
eggbedhelp
stresstwelve
deadhealthsweatbreast
other spellings
ue ie a - -
guessguest
friend anymany
sit
big
live
ɪ
usual spellings of ɪi - - - -
itill
bigdiskswimking
bridge
other spellings
ui y ive - -
buildguilt
rhythm livegive
odd
got
want
ɒBritish English only
usual spellings of ɒo - - - -
oddhot
shockbombchop
other spellings
wa au ou - -
washwantwhat
AustraliaAustria
cough
put
book
could
ʊ
usual spellings of ʊoo u - - -
cookfootgoodhookroomwool
putbushpushfullpull
other spellings
oul - - - -
wouldcould
should
we’ll study this sound
next week
ə
cut
done
blood
ʌ
usual spellings of ʌu - - - -
upbus
jumptrucklunch
other spellings
o*e o ou oo -
onecomelove
frontmonth
son
roughtouchyoung
bloodflood
Long Vowels
car
half
heart
ɑː
usual spellings of ɑːar a - - -
archpartcar
farm
askpathglasslast
plant
other spellings
a*e al au ear uar
chancedance
halfcalm
auntlaugh
heart guard
bird
word
verb
ɜː
usual spellings of ɜːur ir er wor -
burnchurchcurve
furhurt
nurse
birddirtfirstgirlskirtbirth
pernerveverbherb
wordworkworldworse
other spellings
ear - - - -
earthlearn
search
eat
meet
be
iː
usual spellings of iːea ee - - -
eatpea
meatcheapleave
pleased
seefreemeet
screen
other spellings
e ie e*e ey i
bemeshe
fieldpriestchief
thesescene
key ski
saw
north
wore
ɔː
usual spellings of ɔːor al our ore au
cornforcenor
short
callfall
walkchalk
fouryours
source
moreshorebored
faultpausesauce
other spellings
war aw oor oa(r) ought
warwarmthwarn
lawdrawraw
doorfloor
broadboard
thoughtboughtfought
two
blue
food
uː
usual spellings of uːoo ew u*e ou
toofood
moonsmoothchoose
newfew
chewscrewview
rudetube
yougroupwound
other spellings
o o*e ue ui -
dowho
whom
losemoveprove
trueglueblue
fruitsuit
Diphthongs
day
face
wait
eɪ
usual spellings of eɪa*e ai ay - -
agefaceplatesave
shaped
aimfail
chainpaint
praise
wayplay
spray
other spellings
eigh ea ey aigh -
eightweighweight
breakgreat
theygrey
straight
boat
know
go
əʊBritish English only
usual spellings of əʊo*e oa o ow -
nosevote
homesmokewhole
boatroadcoastsoap
soold
mostboth
lowshowknowthrowbowl
other spellings
ew oe ough - -
sew toe though
my
high
five
aɪ
usual spellings of aɪi*e igh y i* -
filelifefive
shine
highnightflight
byflytry
why
findwild
climb
other spellings
ie y*e i eigh -
dieliepie
typestyle
Ihi
height
now
out
down
aʊ
usual spellings of aʊou ow - - -
outloud
proudsoundground
nowtown
crowd
other spellings
ou*e - - - -
housemousebounce
boy
choice
ɔɪ
usual spellings of ɔɪoi oy - - -
oilcoin
noisechoicepoint
boytoyjoy
other spellings
- - - - -
here
near
beer
ɪəBritish English only
usual spellings of ɪəear eer - - -
earnearclearhearfear
beerdeersteer
other spellings
ere ier - - -
here fierce
wear
care
there
eəBritish English only
usual spellings of eəair are - - -
airpairchairstairs
careshare
square
other spellings
ear ere eir - -
bearwearswear
therewhere
their
poor
sure
jury
ʊəBritish English only
usual spellings of ʊəure - - - -
curepuresure
other spellings
oor our - - -
poor tour
UCL phonetic games
word to vowel symbol
symbol to words
http://www.phon.ucl.ac.uk/home/johnm/flash/rpvkey.htm
http://www.phon.ucl.ac.uk/home/johnm/flash/symword1.htm
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