English vowels Flashcards

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Definition of sound [i:]

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fully front high-narrow variation long & tense

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Definition of sound [i]

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front hight-broad variation short & lax

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3
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Definition of sound [e]

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fully front mid-narrow variation short & lax

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4
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Definition of sound [æ]

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fully front low-broad variation short & lax

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5
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Definition of sound [ə]

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central mid-narrow variation short & lax

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6
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Definition of sound [ai]

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front low-broad variation long & tense

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Definition of sound [ei]

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fully front mid-narrow variation long & tense

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Definition of sound [a:]

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back low-broad variation long & tense

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9
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Definition of sound [ə:]

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central mid-narrow long & tense

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10
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Definition of sound [u]

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back-advanced high-broad variation short & lax

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Definition of sound [əu]

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back-advanced mid-narrow long & tense

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12
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Definition of sound {ɔ}

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back low-broad variation short & lax

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13
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Definition of sound [u:]

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fully-back high-narrow variation (dithphongised) long and tense

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14
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Definition of sound [Λ]

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central low-narrow variation short and la[

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15
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Definition of sound [ɔi]

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back low-narrow variation long and tense

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16
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Definition of sound [au]

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front low-broad variation long and tense

17
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Definition of sound [uə]

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back-advanced high-broad variation long and tense

18
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Definition of sound [iə]

A

front mid-broad variation long and tense

19
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Definition of sound [eə]

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back-advanced high-broad variation long and tense