English vowels 2

Question 1

/i:/ long single vowel

Answer 1

close, front, unrounded

week, seat

Question 2

/ɪ/, short single vowel

Answer 2

lowered-close, front, unrounded (pick, sit)

Question 3

half-close, front, unrounded (pet, red)

Answer 3

/e/, short single vowel

Question 4

/æ/, short single vowel

Answer 4

raised-open, front, unrounded (pack, hat)

Question 5

/ə/, short single vowel

Answer 5

mid, central, neutral (Apart, Ahead, pilOt)

Question 6

/ɜ:/, long single vowel

Answer 6

open-mid, central, unrounded (work, hurt)

Question 7

/u:/, long single vowel

Answer 7

close, back, rounded (blue, soon)

Question 8

/ʊ/, short single vowel

Answer 8

lowered-close, back, rounded (book, good)

Question 9

/ʌ/ short single vowel

Answer 9

half-open, back, unrounded (duck, sun)

Question 10

/ɔ:/, long single vowel

Answer 10

half-open, back, rounded (talk, course)

Question 11

/ɑ:/, long single vowel

Answer 11

open, back, unrounded (dark, start)

Question 12

/ɒ/, short single vowel

Answer 12

open, back, rounded (pot, lot)

Question 13

/eɪ/

Answer 13

closing diphthong
gliding to /ɪ/
(stay, state)

Question 14

/aɪ/

Answer 14

closing diphthong
gliding to /ɪ/
(buy, bite)

Question 15

/ɔɪ/

Answer 15

closing diphthong
gliding to /ɪ/
(boy, voice)

Question 16

/əʊ/

Answer 16

closing diphthong
gliding to /ʊ/
(go, no, alone)

Question 17

/aʊ/

Answer 17

closing diphthong
gliding to /ʊ/
(how, mouth, house)

Question 18

/ɪə/

Answer 18

centring diphthong
gliding to /ə/
(here, near)

Question 19

/eə/

Answer 19

centring diphthong
gliding to /ə/
(wear, hair, stairs)

Question 20

/ʊə/

Answer 20

centring diphthong
gliding to /ə/
(tour, pure, fewer