Vowels - Monopthongs

Question 1

ɪ

Answer 1

i in kit
Height: Close (or Mid-Close)
Advancement: Front (or Front-Central)
Rounding: Unrounded
Length: Short
Tenseness: Lax

Question 2

e

Answer 2

e in dress
Height: Mid
Advancement: Front
Rounding: Unrounded
Length: Short
Tenseness: Lax

Question 3

æ

Answer 3

a in trap
Height: Mid-Open (or Open)
Advancement: Back
Rounding: Unrounded
Length: Short
Tenseness: Lax

Question 4

ɒ

Answer 4

o in lot
Height: Open (or Mid-Open)
Advancement: Back
Rounding: Rounded
Length: Short
Tenseness: Lax

Question 5

ʌ

Answer 5

u in strut
Height: Open (or Mid-Open)
Advancement: Back (or Central)
Rounding: Unrounded
Length: Short
Tenseness: Lax

Question 6

ʊ

Answer 6

oo in foot
Height: Close (or Mid-Close)
Advancement: Back (or Back-Central)
Rounding: Rounded
Length: Short
Tenseness: Lax

Question 7

iː

Answer 7

ee in fleece
Height: Close
Advancement: Front
Rounding: Unrounded
Length: Long
Tenseness: Tense

Question 8

ɑː

Answer 8

a in palm
Height: Open
Advancement: Back (or Back-Central)
Rounding: Unrounded
Length: Long
Tenseness: Tense

Question 9

ɔː

Answer 9

ou in thought
Height: Mid
Advancement: Back
Rounding: Rounded
Length: Long
Tenseness: Tense

Question 10

uː

Answer 10

oo in goose
Height: Close
Advancement: Back (or Back-Central)
Rounding: Rounded
Length: Long
Tenseness: Tense

Question 11

ɜː

Answer 11

u in nurse
Height: Mid
Advancement: Central
Rounding: Unrounded
Length: Long
Tenseness: Tense

Question 12

ə

Answer 12

A in commA
Height: Mid
Advancement: Central
Rounding: Unrounded
Length: Short
Tenseness: Lax