September slides Flashcards
Give me the words that correspond with each of the front vowels
[i]
[ɪ]
[eɪ]
[ɛ]
[æ]
[i] beet
[ɪ] bit
[eɪ] bait
[ɛ] bet
[æ] bat
List of words for [i]
me read deceive pleasing
he weep believe achieve
she creed release people
we queen relieve eagles
seal shield reveal yield
[ɪ]
it this live will hit
is since sick lips winner
him been sin ship pity
with slip bid winter wither
which sing sit win miss
kiss city still whisper riches
what is the case of the [ɨ]
The lowered [ɨ] vowel is used in American and British for
the stage for final unstressed « y » endings as in the words
« pretty » and « only ».
The sound is halfway between [i] and [ɪ]
Rule: [ɨ] vowel should always be used in classical singing
for all final unstressed « y » and its plurial « ies »
Other examples:
merrily, mysteries, daisy, beauties, melody, melodies … etc
List me all the back vowels with the correspondent words…
[u]
[ʊ]
[o]
[ɔ]
[ɑ]
[u] boot
[ʊ] book
[o] boat
[ɔ] bought
[ɑ] box
[u]
too cool blue blew
through lose who whom
fruit moon noon flute
roof choose glue flew
gloom soothe tomb wounded
June bruise peruse recruit
school fool tool cruel
[ʊ]
full foot look hook
put should would could
push book wolf brook
fulfill good woman wool
wood stood crooked pull
[o]
obey provide pronounce omnipotent
omit protect melody memory
police pillow desolate harmony
polite profound indolent amorous
[ɔ]
all applaud awful because
exalt autumn awning jaw
walk exhaust caution taught
always Saul daughter withdraw
Paul awe aught water
[ɑ] or [ɒ] American Standard versus UK
In English a more or less back or central vowel – but definitively
the more open
body John bomb accomplish
doctor box shock possibility
got common Tom problem
Robert collar motto popcorn
Psalm calm palm balmy
not upon on God
what are the central and mixed vowels? and what are there sounds
[ʌ] but
[ə] barrel
[ɝ] burn
[ɚ] better
[ʌ]
just mother us cultivate
much blood punish utterly
young love cup touch
money won other some
such come sun judgmental
[ə] – the schwa
aware agree bakery apple
about affair traveller table
official offend funeral cable
suppose jewel president husband
even variety little onion
cruel ago able mischievous
[ɝ] - [ɜʳ]
curl unfurl verse worth
learn surf birth bird
hurt surge jerk serve
search word earth fur
[ɚ] – [əʳ]
giver clamor motor survivor
altar murder actor summer
father mother sister brother
Diphthongs what is it and what are which one of them?
Sound composed of two consecutive vowels in the
same syllable to form a single vowel unit
[eɪ] bait
[oʊ] boat
[aɪ] by
[ɑʊ] bout
[ɔɪ] boy
[eɪ]
fate rage vain obey
day great maid grateful
lace face disdain proclaim
betray they radiant reign
[oʊ] – [əʊ]
no shoulder road devotion
oh roam know suppose
role reproach woeful soldier
though go open
[aɪ] – [ɑɪ]
sigh mile finite island
right pile subside daylight
twice I’m certify licence
rise beguile bicycle diamond
guide triumph diary biography
[aʊ] - [ɑʊ]
thou owl foul ourself
shout sound scowl mountain
mouth ground devout doubtful
frown thousand resound boundary
[ɔɪ]
joy voice rejoice destroy
toil noise royal employ
choice join embroil poignant
enjoy oyster sirloin disappoint
what are all the r- coloured diphthongs
R-Colored R-Reduced
[ɚ] [ʳ]
- [ɛɚ] [ɛəʳ]
- [ɪɚ] [ɪəʳ]
- [ɔɚ] [ɔəʳ]
- [ʊɚ] [ʊəʳ]
- [ɑɚ] [ɑəʳ]
1.air, care, there
2. ear, dear, we’re
3. pour, four, o’er
4. sure, tour, poor
5. are, heart, garden
[ɛɚ/ɛəʳ]
air
hair
despair
rare
prepare
e’er
ensnare
[ɪɚ/ɪəʳ]
dear
mere
we’re
weir
cheer
revere
sincere
