phonetic vowel sounds

8/17/2019 Phonetic Vowel Sounds

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Phonetics: vowels .This table shows English vowel sounds with IPA symbols (International PhoneticAlphabet) and standard symbols (std). The words in parentheses represent the IPA transcription. Standardsymbols are used in most English dictionaries. For each sound there is a word that demonstrates where the

sound occurs (word initial middle or word !inal) and how the sound occurs (what letter or letter combinations).

"lic# on the words to get an idea o! these sounds. Pay attention to the sound o! the letters in bold.

English Vowel Sounds

IPA std examples

I ĭ it

(It)

dish

(dI )

i ē she

( i)

green

(g in

machine

(m in)

sunny(s ni)

s#i(s#i)

please(pli$)

re d

( d)

head

(h d)

said

(s d)

a ny

( ni)

! a nd( nd)

plaid(pl d)

" hot

(h t

!a ther

(! )

# Au gust

( g st)

th aw

( )

b ought

b t)

!a ll(! l)

put

(p t)

boo#

(b #)

should

( d)

u $ room

(rum)

who

(hu)

thr ough

( ru)

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y ou

(%u)

sh oe

( u)

&u ly

( uli)

!l ew

(!lu)

two

(tu)

bl ue

(blu)

% u p

( p)

tough

(t !)

so! a

(s ! )

ene my

( n mi)

incredi ble

(In#r d bl)

gallo p

(g l p)

!oc us

(! # s)

The symbol is called a schwa.

&iphthongs

eI ' th ey

( eI)

gr ay

(g eI)

aid

(eId)

a te

(eIt)

great

(greIt)

!r eight

(!reIt)

r'sum(

)r $umei)

aI * !ine(!aIn)

ai sle(aIl)

s igh t(saIt)

why

(waI)

b ye

(baI)

lie

(laI)

b uy

(baI)

gui de

(gaId)

oi toy

(t )

noi se

(n $)

ou c ow

(# )

house

(h s)

+ snow ing

(sn wI)

s ew

(s )

th ough

( )

hello toe s oa p

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(h l ) (t ) (s p)

,u y u nite

(%unaIt)

hu mid

(h%umId

! ew

(!%u)

ewe

(%u)

you th

(%u )

eu logy

(%ul gi)

Vowel sounds with -- endings

am

( m)

g ua d

(g d)

h ea t

(h t)

oe

( )

!l oo

(!l r)

! ou

(! )

m oe

(m )

n ea

(n )

h ee

(h )

chee s

( s)

p ie

(p )

h ai

(h )

wh ee

(w )

ma re

(m )

mery

(m I)

th ei

( )

bun

(b n)

lea n

(l n)

s i

(s )

ctobe

( #t b )

wom

(w m

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