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==Long "pure" vowels== | ==Long "pure" vowels== | ||
| − | <span style="color:darkgreen;">ɑ:</span> | + | <span style="font-size:14px;">/<b style="color:darkgreen;">ɑ:</b>/</span> |
| − | <ul><li> | + | <ul> |
| + | <li> R, star, car, far</li> | ||
<li> f<u>a</u>ther, b<u>o</u>ther, b<u>o</u>ttle</li> | <li> f<u>a</u>ther, b<u>o</u>ther, b<u>o</u>ttle</li> | ||
| − | <li>cl<u>er</u>k <sup style="darkblue;">UK</sup></li> | + | <li>cl<u>er</u>k <sup style="color:darkblue;">UK</sup></li> |
</ul> | </ul> | ||
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| + | <span style="font-size:14px;">/<b style="color:darkgreen;">i:</b>/</span> | ||
| + | <ul> | ||
| + | <li>B, C, D, E, G, P, T, V, Z<sup style="color:darkblue;">US</sup></li></li> | ||
| + | <li>s<u>ea</u>, t<u>ea</u>, s<u>ee</u>m, f<u>ee</u>t, k<u>ey</u> | ||
| + | </ul> | ||
| + | |||
| + | |||
| + | <span style="font-size:14px;">/<b style="color:darkgreen;">u:</b>/</span> | ||
| + | <ul> | ||
| + | <li>Q, U, W</li> | ||
| + | <li>ch<u>oo</u>se, <u>u</u>se, </li> | ||
| + | </ul> | ||
| + | |||
| + | ==Short vowels== | ||
| + | |||
| + | <span style="font-size:14px;">/<b style="color:darkgreen;">ʌ</b>/</span> | ||
| + | <li>s<u>u</u>n, b<u>u</u>t, m<u>u</u>d</li> | ||
| + | s<u>o</u>n, w<u>o</u>n = one, br<u>o</u>ther | ||
| + | fl<u>oo</u>d, bl<u>oo</u>d | ||
Revision as of 20:31, 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,
Short vowels
/ʌ/
son, won = one, brother flood, blood
