0b. Terminology — Vowels

Question 1

A vowel produced with rounded lips.

Answer 1

Rounded vowel: /uː ʊ ɒ ɔː/

Question 2

A vowel produced without rounding of the lips.

Answer 2

Unrounded vowel: /ɪ iː e æ ɑː ə ɜː ʌ/

Question 3

A vowel produced by raising the front of the tongue towards the hard palate.

Answer 3

Front vowel: /ɪ iː e æ/

Question 4

A vowel produced by raising the back of the tongue towards the soft palate.

Answer 4

Back vowel: /ɑː uː ʊ ɒ ɔː/

Question 5

A vowel produced with the centre of the tongue raised highest.

Answer 5

Central vowel: /ə ɜː ʌ/

Question 6

A vowel produced with the highest point of the tongue fairly close to the roof of the mouth.

Answer 6

Close-mid or mid-high vowel: /ɪ ʊ/

Question 7

A vowel produced with the highest point of the tongue close to the roof of the mouth.

Answer 7

Close or high vowel: /iː uː/

Question 8

A vowel produced with the highest point of the tongue approximately midway between the position for close vowels and that for open vowels.

Answer 8

Mid vowel: /e ə ɜː/

Question 9

A vowel produced with a fairly large distance between the highest point of the tongue and the roof of the mouth.

Answer 9

Open-mid or mid-low vowel: /æ ʌ ɔː/

Question 10

A vowel produced with a considerable distance between the highest point of the tongue and the roof of the oral cavity.

Answer 10

Open or low vowel: /ɑː ɒ/

Question 11

The vocal tract is unobstructed.

Answer 11

Vowel.