• Features:height of tongue: about half-way between ‘open’ and ‘close’part of tongue which is highest: the central part, culminating at the junction between ‘front’ and ‘backposition of lips: spreadopening between the jaws: narrow

• Examples:/@/ may be spelt with most vowel letters and their combination

i (possible - /'pÁs@bl/), e (gentlemen - /'ʤentlm@n/), a (woman - /'wUm@n/), o (oblige - /@'blaiʤ/), u (suppose - /s@'p@Uz/), ar (particular - /p@'tIkj@l@r)/), er (mother - /'möD@r/), or (doctor - /'dÁkt@r/), ou (famous - /'feIm@s/), our (colour - /'köl@r/), ure (figure - /'fIg@r/).

• Features: height of tongue: nearly ‘half close’ part of the tongue which is highest: the hinder part of the ‘front’position of lips: spread or neutralopening between the jaws: narrow to medium

• Examples:i – fit /fIt/, rich /rIʧ/y – symbol /'sImbl/, city /'sIti:/e – become /bI'köm/, descend /dI'send/ie – ladies /'leIdIs/, cities /'sItIs/a – village /'vIlIʤ/, private /'praIv@t/exceptional – minute /'mInIt/, women /'wImI n/ Sunday /'söndeI/, pretty /'prIti:/, England /'Iŋgl@nd/, English /'IŋglIS/, busy /'bIzi:/ lettuce /'letIs/