Vowels theory

Question 1

monophthongs

Answer 1

vowel sounds consisting of one phenome

Question 2

Diphthongs

Answer 2

Vowel sounds consisting of two phenomes

Question 3

Thriphthongs

Answer 3

Vowel sounds consisting of three phenomes

Question 4

Voiced sound

Answer 4

This is when your vocal chords vibrate and this created your voice - all vowel sounds are voiced

Question 5

Voiceless sound

Answer 5

This is when you do not use your vocal chords - some consonant sounds are like that

Question 6

Minimal pairs

Answer 6

This is a set of words that is pronounced almost the same way with just one phenome making it different (this phenome could be a consonant or vowel)

Question 7

Criteria defining a vowel sound

Answer 7

1. Rounded or unrounded (lips). Open, half-open, half-close, closed (Height tongue)
2. Front, central or back (part active tongue)

Question 8

Rounded lips

Answer 8

Could be either strongly so
Or slightly so
All front and central vowel sounds and /a:/ are unrounded - the back vowel sounds are rounded

Question 9

Long vowel sounds

Answer 9

The first colomn: with the double dots

Question 10

Short vowel sounds

Answer 10

All vowel monophthongs without dots

Question 11

Long context

Answer 11

A vowel sound that is lengthened as it’s followed by a voiced consonant sound (or lenis) / silence

Question 12

Short context

Answer 12

A vowel sound that is shortened as it’s followed by a voiceless or fotis sound

Question 13

The shortest vowel

Answer 13

Short vowel sounds followed by voiceless consonant sounds (short context)

Question 14

The two shorter vowels

Answer 14

A short vowel sounds followed by a voiced consonant sound (long context)
A long vowel sound followed by voiceless consonant sounds (short context)

Question 15

The longst vowel

Answer 15

A long vowel sound followed by a long context