Back Vowel Sounds“Speech is the voice of the heart”.

Chinesse Proverb

Prepared by: Fuertes Jennifer D.And Gador Romelyn A.

The proper articulation of the back vowels:

Front Central BackHigh u

UMiddle oLow )

[u] ooze [uz] ōō ooze (ōōz)[U] oops [Ups] ŏŏ oops (ŏŏps)[o] oak [ok] ō Oak (ōk)

[)]‘open o’

all [)|] ộ all (ộl)

International Phonetic Alphabeet (IPA) Symbols

KeyWords

Transcriptions

Standard Pronounciation Symbols

Key Words Transcriptions

The Back Vowel Sounds

Back open (unrounded) :

Back close (rounded): /u/

Word DrillsInitial Medial Finaloozing Food Trueoodles Luke Shoe

(Seldom occurs In intial Positions)

Flute ClueMood Gluesuit Crew

The Back Vowel Sound [u] • Initial• oozing

The Back Vowel Sound [u] • Initial oodles

The Back Vowel Sound [u] Medial

Food

The Back Vowel Sound [u] Medial

Luke

The Back Vowel Sound [u] Medial Flute

The Back Vowel Sound [u] Medial Mood

The Back Vowel Sound [u] Medial Suit

The Back Vowel Sound [u] Final True

The Back Vowel Sound [u] Final Shoe

The Back Vowel Sound [u] Final Clue

The Back Vowel Sound [u] Final Glue

The Back Vowel Sound [u] Final Crew

Sentence Drills1. Luke would prefer to fix his flute than to glue his shoe.2. Is it true that Luke is a crew?3. Luke is not in the mood to eat his food.4. For Luke, a lot of food would be oodles of fun!5. Luke is oozing with appeal in his new suit.6. Luke is in the mood to play the flute.7. Is it true that the crew has the shoe ?8. I got no clue where to find the flute and the suit. 9. Does Luke own the flute and the suit ?10. Luke has oodles of information about healthy food.

Tonque Twister

It’s a truism that in the truest sense of the world, thruthfulness means we have to be true- blue and truly truthfully telling the truth.

The Back Vowel Sound [U] Word Drills

Initial Medial Final

Does not occur in initial positons

Pull, look

Does not occur in final positions

Took, stood

Book, would

Good, fullShould ,cook

Sentence Drills Butch would like to buy a book on how to cook. It’s amazing that you could look with a full stare. You should look for a good cook. He stood there and took my book. If your’e really good, you should pull yourself away in

full. She took a good look at the book. He stood there and would seem to look at me with a full

stare. I would love to cook and read a good book. You should pay for this book in full. Would you read a book while you cook ?

Tonque Twister Aside from being a bookworm or

book lover , the bookish Butch I also a good and full-fledged bookseller, bookmaker, and book keeper who owns a book club and a bookstore.

The back Vowel Sound [o]Initial Medial Final

over Rose Grow

omen Home Toe

old Dose Blow

oak Cold Show

oatmeal Bowl Flow

The Back Vowel Sound [o]Initialoveromenoldoakoatmeal

The Back Vowel Sound [o]Medial

RoseHomeDoseColdBowl

The Back Vowel Sound [o]FinalGrowToeBlowShowFlow

Sentence Drills The old man likes to eat a bowl of oatmeal. The audience was overwhelmed over the flow of the show. Worried about the omen, the old man fell on his toes and

rested under the oak tree. After taking a dose of medicine, the cold old man rose and

went home. Despite the blow of problems at home, he managed to

overcome them and grow. I love to eat bowl of oatmeal at home. I picked this rose under he old oak tree. Can you show me how to grow old in his own home. Learninf about the omen, the old man turnes cold and

went home.

Tonque Twister After showing his showmanship

during the finale show at the showplace, Master showman Joe will try to showcase his other showpieces not in the showroom, but in the showboat among showbiz among showbiz fanatics and give the show off a real showdown.

The back Vowel Sound [)] ‘open o’

Initial Medial Final

always talked flaw

audience Paul law

August bought saw

awful cross raw

onset thought withdraw

Sentence Drills Paul thought that his friends always talked about his flaw. After they saw Paul in the audience, they brought him to the

law office. At the onset , they thought it would be an awful experience. Paul talked with his friends to withdraw his membership

from the law circle. The raw Paul never thought their path would cross again

last August. I saw Paul in the audience. He bought the cross last August. Ignorning the audience during a performance is an awful

onset. Paul never saw a flaw in this law. Paul talked about his awful experenced before an audience.

Tonque Twister With their talkativeness, typical talkers

like Paul and Sol never get tired of talking talkatively about anything and usually start small talks just to have anything to talk about whether in a ball, hall, or mall so they will stand tall even if they fall.