Pronunciation: Vowels Flashcards
a
/a/ like ‘a’ in ‘hat’
/æ/
à
/a:/ like ‘a’ in
/a/ or /æ/
/a/ or /æ/ is pronounced like ‘a’ in:
Apple, cat, rack, exactly, had
/eə/
As /eə/ in Share, Care, Hare, rare
As /eə/ Bear, Where, There, Pear
Diphthong sound (two vowel sounds together)
/ɑː/
As /ɑː/ (aaaah) in bother, father, doctor
Or British pronunciation of rather
/eɪ/
As /eɪ/ in Pay, stay, way, able, table, fable, cable
As /eɪ/ in They, Grey, Weight, Freight
/ɔ:/
As /ɔ:/ in Tall, fall, call, wall, law
(Awl)
/ɒ/
As /ɒ/ What, Want, Wallet, Was
/ə/
(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
/ɪ/
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
/e/
As /e/ in Many, Any
As /ɪ/ or /ə/ Legitimate
/i:/
As /i:/ in He, We, She, See
As /i:/ in Ski, Taxi, Mini
/ɛ/
As /ɛ/ in Bet, Dead, Get, Breakfast, deck
As /ɛ/ in Friend
As /ɛ/ in how people say bury, buried (grrr)
/ɜː/
As /ɜː/ in Her, Were, Person, Perfect
As /ɜː/ in Bird, Girl, Dirt
As /ɜː/ in Work, Worth, Words
/ɪə/
As /ɪə/ in Here, Near, Fear, Idea
/aɪ/
As /aɪ/ in Eyes, Sleight, Height
As /aɪ/ in Price, Nice, Dice
/aɪə/
As /aɪə/ in Fire, Hire, Wire, quiet
(Eye-yuh)
Triphthong
/jə/
As /jə/ in Junior, Senior, Savior. Million
/uː/
As /uː/ in Suit, pursuit
/ɔɪ/
As /ɔɪ/ in choice
/eɪə/
As /eɪə/ in deity
/eɪɪ/ deity
/eɪɪ/
As /eɪɪ/ deity
/eɪə/ in deity
/ɒ/
As /ɒ/ in On, Sock, Spot, gone, problem, contract
/ɔː/
As /ɔː/ in Short, Snore, Board
As /ɔː/ in sure, insure (British)
/əʊ/
(Oh)
As /əʊ/ in Phone, Home, Alone and Oh NO!
/ʌ/
As /ʌ/ in Some, Company, Come
As /ʌ/ in fun, gun, sun, but, cut, nut, bus, us, butter
/uː/
As /uː/ Food, Room, Tomb, bloom
As /u:/ in June, tube, lube, flu truth, conclude
/ʊ/
As /ʊ/ Woman, Wolf
As /ʊ/ in bull, pull, full, sugar
/aʊ/
As /aʊ/ in Found, Round, Clown, Town.
/juː/
As /juː/ in you, unanimous, universe, fume, huge, contribute, diffuse, cube, volume, mute
/w/
As /w/ in language, guacamole, penguin, question, guava, suite, persuade, chihuahua, marijuana
Found in: gu, qu, su, hu, ju
/jʊə/
(You-urr)
As /jʊə/ in cure, pure, secure,
Triphthong
/ʊə/
(Oooh-err)
As /ʊə/ in sure, insure
As /ʊə/ in jury, and [my] bury
