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| − | <li>sh<u>ir</u>t, cl<u>er/u>k, c<u>er</u>tification, l<u>ear</u>n</li | + | <li>sh<u>ir</u>t, cl<u>er</u>k, c<u>er</u>tification, l<u>ear</u>n</li |
| − | <li>Some people sometimes pronounce words like <b>sure</b> & <b>pure</b> with this sound rather than (myself included).</li> | + | <li>Some people sometimes pronounce words like <b>sure</b> & <b>pure</b> with this sound rather than /ʃʊr/, /pjʊr/, (myself included).</li> |
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Revision as of 20:40, 18 September 2017
Vowels
Vowels are always voiced (which means the vocal cords vibrate when the sound is made).
ˈvaʊəlz ər 'ɔːlwəz 'vɔɪst
Long "pure" vowels
/ɑ:/
- R, star, car, far
- father, bother, bottle
- clerk UK
/i:/
- B, C, D, E, G, P, T, V, ZUS
- sea, tea, seem, feet, key
/u:/
- Q, U, W
- choose, use,
/ɜː(r)/
- first, third, 30, 30th
- shirt, clerk, certification, learn</li
- Some people sometimes pronounce words like sure & pure with this sound rather than /ʃʊr/, /pjʊr/, (myself included).
Short vowels
/ʌ/
son, won = one, brother flood, blood
