Simple Vowels (tongue Does Not Move During Articulation)

Question 1

eI

Answer 1

Bait, stay, payment (Diphthongs)

Question 2

a ʊ

Answer 2

(Ow) About, trousers, mouse, louse, cow (Diphthongs)

Question 3

aI

Answer 3

Bite, style, fly, imply, lie, sigh (Diphthongs)

Question 4

o ʊ

Answer 4

(O as in omg) Boat, crowbar, showing, mote, float, approach (Diphthongs)

Question 5

oI

Answer 5

Boil, exploit, turmoil, boy, employ (Diphthongs)

Question 6

i

Answer 6

high front unrounded tense = beat, cleat, retreat (simple)

Question 7

I

Answer 7

high front unrounded lax = bit, rift, flipping (simple)

Question 8

ɛ (Epsilon)

Answer 8

mid front unrounded lax = bet, threat, debt, method, friends, terror (simple)

Question 9

æ(ash)

Answer 9

low front unrounded lax = bat, stab, rafter, happy, cat (simple)

Question 10

a

Answer 10

(Awe) low back unrounded tense = bought, father, watch, small (simple)

Question 11

ʌ

Answer 11

(Uh/carruht) mid central unrounded lax = but, fluff, tough, enough (simple)

Question 12

u

Answer 12

high back rounded tense = boot, hoot (simple)

Question 13

ʊ

Answer 13

high back rounded lax = book, look, shook, cook, put (simple)

Question 14

ə(schwa)

Answer 14

used for every syllable that is unstressed/ tongue just hangs out in the middle of the mouth = mid central unrounded reduced = Canada, about, toughen, trouble (simple) like: sofa. Not drawn out, usually quickly said.

Question 15

Schwar

Answer 15

Usually, we use the different vowel for stressed “er” sounds. For simplicity, we will not use them. Fur and world (simple)

Question 16

Diphthongs

Answer 16

Are vowels that produce movement, they start at a particular vowel and them move during another during articulation. a and e