VOWELS

Question 1

Front vowels

Answer 1

/i/ high, retracted, tense
/I/ high [lower],
retracted slightly, lax
/e/ mid, tense
/E/ mid [lower] retracted slightly, lax
Mid to front portion of tongue lower & farther back than for /I/ or /e/
/Q/ low, lax

Question 2

Front vowels examples

Answer 2

/i/ eat, week, tree

/ɪ/ invite, pin

/e/eight, locate, ballet

/ɛ/ extra, bet

/æ/ at, glass

Question 3

Back Vowel

Answer 3

/u/ high, rounded, tense

/U/ high [lower], rounded, lax

/o/ mid, rounded, tense

/ɔ/ mid [lower], rounded, tense

/A/ low, open, lax

Note: caught /ɔ/ vs. cot /A/

Question 4

Back vowel example

Answer 4

/u/ drew

/ʊ/ foot

/o/ over, boat, hello

/ɔ/ all, hall, jaw

/ɑ/ awkward, clock, raw

Question 5

Central vowels

Answer 5

Central tongue elevation

Tongue slightly elevated in middle to back portion

Tongue tip behind lower front teeth

/L/ mid [stressed syllables or monosyllables only]

/ə/ Schwa mid, unstressed

Question 6

Central vowels example

Answer 6

/ɘ/ asleep, ballon, zebra
/ɝ/ herd, earth, fur

/ɚ/ farmer, water

/ʌ/ under,

Question 7

Diphtongs- Rising

Answer 7

◦/eɪ/ bait
◦/oʊ/boat
◦/aɪ/ bite
◦/aʊ/ bout
◦/ɔɪ/ boy

Question 8

Dipthongs-Centering

Answer 8

◦Centering
◦/ɚɪ/ here
◦/ɛɚ/ hair
◦/ɚʊ/sure
◦/ɔɚ/ sore
◦/ɑɚ/ are