IPA Vowels Flashcards
Sounds and placements of the IPA vowels.
1
Q
[i]
A
‘E’ (beat), tense high front unrounded vowel
2
Q
[ɪ]
A
‘ih’ (bit), lax high front unrounded vowel
3
Q
[ej]
A
‘A’ (bait), tense mid front unrounded vowel
4
Q
[ɛ]
A
‘eh’ (bet), lax mid front unrounded vowel
5
Q
[æ]
A
‘ah’ (bat), lax low front unrounded vowel
6
Q
[ə]
A
‘er’ (bird) lax mid central unrounded vowel (unstressed in English); “schwa”
7
Q
[ʌ]
A
‘uh’ (but) mid central unrounded vowel; stressed in English
8
Q
[aj]
A
‘I’ (bide), tense unrounded low central vowel
9
Q
[aw]
A
‘ow’ (bowed), tense unrounded low central vowel
10
Q
[ɑ]
A
‘aw’ (bought), tense low back unrounded vowel
11
Q
[u]
A
‘oo’ (boot), tense high back rounded vowel
12
Q
[ʊ]
A
‘ooh’ (book), lax high back rounded vowel
13
Q
[ow]
A
‘O’ (boat), tense mid back rounded vowel
14
Q
[oj]
A
‘o’ (boy), lax mid back rounded vowel. Sometimes seen as [əj]
