Vowels' Sounds

International Phonetic Alphabet

a system of phonetic notation based primarily on the Latin alphabet , devised by the International Phonetic Association , as standardized representation of the sounds of spoken language.

The Vowel Sounds of American English

au

o

ai

Ie

e

u

o

U

Our Queer LanguageWith the English tongue we speakWhy is break not rhymed with freak?Will you tell me if it is trueWe say sew but likewise few?And the maker of a verseCan not cop his horse with worse?Beard sounds not the same as heardCord is different from word.

Cow is cow but low is low.Shoe is never rhymed with foe.Think of hose and does and loseAnd goose and yet of choose.Think of comb and tomb and bomb,Doll and roll, home and some.And since pay is rhymed with say,Why not paid with said, I pray?We have blood and food and good.Would is not pronounced as could.Wherefore done but gone and lone;Is there any reason known?Well, in short, it seems to meSounds and letters disagree.

Symbols

IPA Variant Keyword 1

Trans-cription

Keyword 2

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1 /i/ ly see / si / beat /bit /

2 /I / sit /sIt/ bit /bIt /

3 /ε / set /sεt/ bet / bεt /

4 /æ / sat /sæt/ black /blæk /

5 /e / ey say /se/ bait /bet /

6 /a / psalm /sam/ balm /bam /

7 /ɔ / saw /sɔ/ ball /bɔ/

8 /ʌ/ sum /sʌm/ blood /blʌd/

9 /o/ ow sole /sol / bowl /bol /

10

/ ʊ / should /ʃʊd / book /bUk /

11

/u / uw sued /sud / blue /blu /

12

/ə/ schwa ago / əgo / above / əbʌv /

13

/ɝ/ Stressed/accented spur /sɝ / blurred /blɝd /

14

/ɚ / Unstressed/unaccented

super /supɚ / buffer /bʌfɚ /

Symbols

IPA Variant

Keyword 1

Transcription

Keyword 2

Transcription

1 /i/ ly see / si / beat /bit /2 /I / sit /sIt/ bit /bIt /3 /ε / set /sεt/ bet / bεt /4 /æ / sat /sæt/ black /blæk /5 /e / ey say /se/ bait /bet /6 /a / psalm /sam/ balm /bam /

7 /ɔ/ saw /sɔ/ ball /bɔ/

Symbols

IPA Variant Keyword 1

Transcription

Keyword 2

Transcription

8 /ʌ/ sum /sʌm/ blood /blʌd/

9 /o/ ow sole /sol / bowl /bol /

10

/ U / should

// book /bUk /

11

/u / uw sued /sud / blue /blu /

12

/ə/ schwa ago /əgo/ above /əbʌv/

13

/ɝ/ Stressed/accented

spur /sɝ/ blurred

/blɝd/

14

/ɚ/ Unstressed/unaccented

super /supɚ/ buffer /bʌfɚ/

beadbean teabeaterfeet meleastseek

/i/peak agreeleakseatheat keenmeal liter

/ I // I /

bidbitbittertippilllistsickbusiness river

/I/pick middlelickdripkincookie litterpictureshrimp

bedbearbetbetterdendebtfellledlest

/ ε /

letterheavysellguestedgedairybenddeaddense

madambachelorelaboratebatterDadgadgetfatcanbag

/ æ /

salmonlastlatterJanuaryhappensacksnacksbanddance

bane baitDanefadeweightlaidlacedlatermate

/ e /

sailsake reignMaypainolayberetnegligeesoiree

Sentence Drillse ε

æ I

ia ɔ

ʌʊu

əɝ ɚ

1.Lead her to where you hid the lid.

2. A heat wave hit the city.3. Did they load the sheep on the ship?

4. If you don’t want to read this, get rid of it.

5. Jean sent her brother a bottle of gin.

6. He’s not so keen about meeting his wife’s kin.

Contrasting /i / and /I/

1. Did Ester tell them a tale?2. Write your age on the edge of the

paper.3. Please get my bicycle from the

gate.4.The Metrocom will raid the

suspected Red hideouts.5.Your debt is due on that date.6. A rain-soaked wren perched on

the window pane.

Contrasting /e/ and / ε /

1. The sharp blade caused him to bleed.

2.The team tamed the bulls.3.The slave’s sleeves were torn.4.You may keep your cape inside

the cabinet.5.The children’s plea is to play

outdoors.6.The roasted veal in the vale.7. The meek will make you

humble.

Contrasting /e/ and / i /

1. Let’s whet our appetite for the wheat bread.

2. He didn’t speak about the speck when he got home.

3. We have to return the steed instead of the bull.

4. Each of the vase was etched with an ‘s’.

5. There were beads left in the bed. 6. The dean has been in the den.

Contrasting / ε / and / i /

1. We found a crab in the crib. 2. The friction caused a faction.3.The digger lost his dagger.4. I think you should thank him.5. We scanned through the pile of

onion skin.6. A spring sprang from the

rock.7. Please pick up the pack on

your way home.

Contrasting / æ / and / I/

almsarchartobjectobsoletehard

/a /

oppositeoperaartistnominatesolemnjob

allalmostalteralwaysawfulofficer

/ ɔ /

foughtpausewrongcaughtbroadcrawl

otheronionuglyulcerumbrauproot

/ ʌ /

just

young

love

pulp

budget

flood

country

/ ʊ /

tookpoorpushstoodwood

/ ʊ /

cookbushpullpluralsootstool

foolLukesuitpoolwooed

/ u /

brewcanoeglueJewlieutaboo

effectalongefficiencyoriginateslippery

/ ə /

orallegacycommavirustraumasofa

earlyerrurbanurchincircle

/ ɝ /

verb purplesearchfurrefersir

billiardcurtaileffortforgivepersuade

/ ɚ /

surpasssurveyverbatimdollarfairerpillar

Phrase Comparison & Sentence Drills

e ε

æ I

ia ɔ

ʌʊu

əɝ ɚ

1.cold war 2. low ball3. broken jaw4. so long5. bought a boat6. Haughty foe7. Broad shoulders8. Law low marks

/ ɔ / and / o /

1.Did you see the big auk on the oak tree?

2. Shaw’s show was well attended.

3.Vic caught his younger brother wearing his new coat.

4.Joe hurt his jaw while he was shaving.

5.I saw the farmers sow the seeds.

/ ɔ / and / o / Sentences

1. black blocks2. bad shock3. Family car4. got an answer5. top man6. sang psalms7. garden plants8. dark shadows9. snarled traffic

/ æ / and / a /

1.Add all the odd numbers.2.Who placed this rock on

the rack?3.Sam read a psalm from

the bible.4.Ann, put this fancy hat on.5.He placed the packet of

seeds in his pocket.

/ ɔ / and / o / Sentences

1.Look for the cookbook on the bookshelf.

2.Did you put enough sugar in the pudding?

3.The butcher led the bull to the bushes.

4.Pull that bulletin board away from the bookcase.

/ ʊ / and / u / Sentences

1.June was in a gloomy mood.

2.My lunch consisted of soup, roast goose, and fruit juice.

3.A typhoon was brewing as the troops moved towards the jungle.

4.Chewing gum is taboo in the classroom.

/ u / Sentences

1. Our dog barked and gnarled at the robbers.

2. There’s a bargain sale of garments at the market.

3. The little girl sat under a palm tree in the garden and rocked her doll to sleep.

/a / Sentences

/i / / I / /ε / /e / /æ /anesthes

iabeen air cadence candy

amnesia business

any/many

capable draught

analgesic

ear/ears

bury capability

ma’am

anemia fill fare cliché plaid

diabetes necklace

hair heinous cabin

legal women jeopardy

radiator married

lethal pretty leopard status stagger

fever city says say standard

Commonly mispronounced words

/i / / I / /ε / /e / /æ /fetus sick heifer paid wagon

key pick up engine fail happy

meter busy enemy aid pal

Phoebe thing said grave faculty

recently film steady lame mastersecret civil wreck entail Actual

vehement

ill-fitting twenty great Bachelor

Venus mix measure

blame Appetite

/a / /ɔ / /ʌ / /o / /ɚ/star abroad agricultur

eboth doctor

starry almost blood bowl refrigerator

palm autumn buck brooch sugarpsalm audience cult colt favoralms dawn closet pose mirror

holiday caught southern sew clamourmodern colleague oven over contourdrama law vulnerabl

ehost former

God pause onion toast maker

/ ʊ / /u / /ɝ/ /ɔI/ /aʊ /

book boot nurse avoid brow

good food stir boil couch

hood tomb urban oil dowry

soot soothe refer point ouch

stood stewed deter soil ounce

full fool sir voice vouch

cleanlinesssuperintende

ntcountrybroad

confirmdelete

Mispronounced words:

abroadfatal

couponvoyagepoem

Vowels' Sounds

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