Vowel Sounds Flashcards
1
Q
How many short monophthongs are there? What are they?
A
- /ɪ/ e.g. it
- /e/ e.g. bed
- /æ/ e.g. hat
- /ʌ/ e.g. cup
- /ɒ/ e.g. off
- /ʊ/ e.g. book
- /ə/ e.g. the
2
Q
/ɪ/
A
It
Short Monophthong
3
Q
/e/
A
Bed
Short Monophthong
4
Q
/æ/
A
Hat
Short Monophthong
5
Q
/ʌ/
A
Cup
Short Monophthong
6
Q
/ɒ/
A
Off
Short Monophthong
7
Q
/ʊ/
A
Book
Short Monophthong
8
Q
/ə/
A
The (schwa - minimal effort vowel)
Short Monophthong
9
Q
How many long monophthongs are there? What are they?
A
- /ɑ:/ e.g. father
- /i:/ e.g. bead
- /u:/ e.g. boo
- /ɜ:/ e.g. bird
- /ɔ:/ e.g. bought
10
Q
/ɑ:/
A
Father
Long Monophthong
11
Q
/i:/
A
Bead
Long Monophthong
12
Q
/u:/
A
Boo
Long Monophthong
13
Q
/ɜ:/
A
Bird
Long Monophthong
14
Q
/ɔ:/
A
Bought
Long Monophthong
15
Q
/eɪ/
A
Bay
Diphthong
