Pronunciation: Vowels Flashcards

1
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a

A

/a/ like ‘a’ in ‘hat’
/æ/

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2
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à

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/a:/ like ‘a’ in

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3
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/a/ or /æ/

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/a/ or /æ/ is pronounced like ‘a’ in:
Apple, cat, rack, exactly, had

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4
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/eə/

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As /eə/ in Share, Care, Hare, rare
As /eə/ Bear, Where, There, Pear

Diphthong sound (two vowel sounds together)

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5
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/ɑː/

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As /ɑː/ in bother
Or British pronunciation of father, rather
(aaaaah for a doctor)

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6
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/eɪ/

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As /eɪ/ in Pay, stay, way, able, table, fable, cable
As /eɪ/ in They, Grey, Weight, Freight

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7
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/ɔ:/

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As /ɔ:/ in Tall, fall, call, wall, law
(Awl)

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8
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/ɒ/

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As /ɒ/ What, Want, Wallet, Was

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9
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/ə/

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(Uh)
As /ə/ a, an, Amazing, About, Banana
British /ə/ as in Movement, Happen, Open, Often
As /ə / in Recipe, Possible, Confirmation
As /ə/ Observe, Official
As /ə / in supply, support

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10
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/ɪ/

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Short /ɪ/
As /ɪ/ in Private, Climate
As /ɪ/ or /ə/ Legitimate
As /ɪ/ in English, Pretty
As /ɪ/ in Kit, Fit, sit, ill, Hit, pit, fit
As /ɪ/ in Women
As /ɪ/ in busy, minute, biscuit, circuit

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11
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/e/

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As /e/ in Many, Any
As /ɪ/ or /ə/ Legitimate

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12
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/i:/

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As /i:/ in He, We, She, See
As /i:/ in Ski, Taxi, Mini

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13
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/ɛ/

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As /ɛ/ in Bet, Dead, Get, Breakfast, deck
As /ɛ/ in Friend
As /ɛ/ in how people say bury, buried (grrr)

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14
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/ɜː/

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As /ɜː/ in Her, Were, Person, Perfect
As /ɜː/ in Bird, Girl, Dirt
As /ɜː/ in Work, Worth, Words

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15
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/ɪə/

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As /ɪə/ in Here, Near, Fear, Idea

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16
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/aɪ/

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As /aɪ/ in Eyes, Sleight, Height
As /aɪ/ in Price, Nice, Dice

17
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/aɪə/

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As /aɪə/ in Fire, Hire, Wire, quiet
(Eye-yuh)
Triphthong

18
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/jə/

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As /jə/ in Junior, Senior, Savior. Million

19
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/uː/

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As /uː/ in Suit, pursuit

20
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/ɔɪ/

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As /ɔɪ/ in choice

21
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/eɪə/

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As /eɪə/ in deity
/eɪɪ/ deity

22
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/eɪɪ/

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As /eɪɪ/ deity
/eɪə/ in deity

23
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/ɒ/

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As /ɒ/ in On, Sock, Spot, gone, problem, contract

24
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/ɔː/

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As /ɔː/ in Short, Snore, Board
As /ɔː/ in sure, insure (British)

25
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/əʊ/

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(Oh)
As /əʊ/ in Phone, Home, Alone and Oh NO!

26
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/ʌ/

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As /ʌ/ in Some, Company, Come
As /ʌ/ in fun, gun, sun, but, cut, nut, bus, us, butter

27
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/uː/

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As /uː/ Food, Room, Tomb, bloom
As /u:/ in June, tube, lube, flu truth, conclude

28
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/ʊ/

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As /ʊ/ Woman, Wolf
As /ʊ/ in bull, pull, full, sugar

29
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/aʊ/

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As /aʊ/ in Found, Round, Clown, Town.

30
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/juː/

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As /juː/ in you, unanimous, universe, fume, huge, contribute, diffuse, cube, volume, mute

31
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/w/

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As /w/ in language, guacamole, penguin, question, guava, suite, persuade, chihuahua, marijuana
Found in: gu, qu, su, hu, ju

32
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/jʊə/

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(You-urr)
As /jʊə/ in cure, pure, secure,

Triphthong

33
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/ʊə/

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(Oooh-err)
As /ʊə/ in sure, insure
As /ʊə/ in jury, and [my] bury