Frequency Of Occurrence - Vowels

Question 1

List the first 5 Vowels

Answer 1

• /ə/ (unstressed “uh”
• /ɪ/ (“i” like in it)
• /æ/ (“ah” like in hat)
• /i/ (“ee” like in teeth)
• /ɑ/ (“aw” like in coffee)

Question 2

List vowels 6-10

Answer 2

• /ɛ/ (“eh” like in elephant)
• /ɑ ɪ/ (“eye” like in ice)
• /o/ or /oʊ/ (“oh” like in ocean)
• /ju/ (“you” like in universe)
• /e/ or /eɪ/ (“aye” like in apron)

Question 3

List vowels 11-15

Answer 3

• /ɚ/ (unstressed “er” like in crackers)
• /ʌ/ (stressed “uh” like in cut)
• /ɑʊ/ (“ow” like in cow)
• /ɔ/ (“au” like in all or law)
• /ʊ/ (“ou” like in book or would)

Question 4

List vowels 16-18

Answer 4

• /u/ (“oo” like in group or moon)
• /ɝ/ (stressed “er” like in earth or curse)
• /ɔɪ/ (“oi” like in boy or choice)