The Vowel Sounds

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The vowel sounds We’ve 20 vowel sounds : Short vowels / e / : pe n, e gg, e le phant, e nd. / I / : ti n, si x, fi ll, pi n, bi n . / / : u gly, u p, o ther, mo ther. / æ / : ca t, ba d, a pple, ra t, fat, bat. / ɒ / : do g, so ng, lo ng, fo g, Go d. / u / : boo k, loo k, fu ll, coo k, goo d. / ǝ / : fathe r, se lect, a bout, co llect. Long vowels / i: / : e vening, fee d, rea d, bree ze. / u: / : foo d, schoo l, coo l, poo l, soo n. / ᴐ: / : mo re, doo r, ca ll, ba ll, bou ght. / Ʒ: / : se rvice, Thu rsday, bu rn, lea rn. / ɑ: / : fa r, fa ther, a rt, la st, pa rt. Diphthongs / ɑ I / : I , hi , by , buy , sky , ri de, why , tie , pie , guy . / ᴐ I / : boy , toy , joy , employ , enjoy . / eI / : day , bay , ray , hay , May , A pril, pray , say , pay . / ǝu / : no , ho me, boa t, know , snow , mo st. / ɑu / : cow , how , now , sow .

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The Vowel Sounds

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The vowel sounds

Weve 20 vowel sounds:

Short vowels

/ e / : pen, egg, elephant, end. / I / : tin, six, fill, pin, bin . / / : ugly, up, other, mother. / / : cat, bad, apple, rat, fat, bat. / / : dog, song, long, fog, God. / u / : book, look, full, cook, good. / / : father, select, about, collect.

Long vowels

/ i: / : evening, feed, read, breeze. / u: / : food, school, cool, pool, soon. / : / : more, door, call, ball, bought. / : / : service, Thursday, burn, learn. / : / : far, father, art, last, part.

Diphthongs

/ I / : I, hi, by, buy, sky, ride, why, tie, pie, guy. / I / : boy, toy, joy, employ, enjoy. / eI / : day, bay, ray, hay, May, April, pray, say, pay. / u / : no, home, boat, know, snow, most. / u / : cow, how, now, sow. / u / : poor, tour, pure. / I / : tear, here, hear, near, dear. / e / : tear, air, fair, pair, bear, share, hair, care, stair.