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Vowel Sounds

English has 20 vowel sounds that can be categorized into three types: short vowels, long vowels, and diphthongs. The document provides examples of each vowel type in the International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA) including the short vowels /ɪ/, /e/, /æ/, /ʌ/, /ʊ/, /ɒ/, and /ə/; the long vowels /i:/, /ɑ:/, /ɔ:/, /ɜ:/, and /u:/; and the eight diphthongs /eɪ/, /oʊ/, /aʊ/, /ɪə/, /eə/, /ɔɪ/, /a

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Vowel Sounds

English has 20 vowel sounds that can be categorized into three types: short vowels, long vowels, and diphthongs. The document provides examples of each vowel type in the International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA) including the short vowels /ɪ/, /e/, /æ/, /ʌ/, /ʊ/, /ɒ/, and /ə/; the long vowels /i:/, /ɑ:/, /ɔ:/, /ɜ:/, and /u:/; and the eight diphthongs /eɪ/, /oʊ/, /aʊ/, /ɪə/, /eə/, /ɔɪ/, /a

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English has 20 vowel sounds.

Short vowels in the IPA are /ɪ/-pit, /e/-pet, /æ/-pat, /ʌ/-cut, /ʊ/-
put, /ɒ/-dog, /ə/-about. Long vowels in the IPA are /i:/-week, /ɑ:/-hard,/ɔ:/-fork,/ɜ:/-heard, /u:/-
boot. Diphthong vowels in the IPA are /eɪ/-place, /oʊ/-home, /aʊ/-mouse, /ɪə/-clear, /eə/-care, /ɔɪ/-
boy, /aɪ/-find, /ʊə/-tour.

English Vowels Examples – IPA Short Single Vowels


Vowel Phonetic Symbol   &    IPA Examples in Words
/ɪ/   – fit /fiːt/, pick /piːk/, difficult /ˈdɪ.fɪ.kəlt/
/e/  –  pet /pet/, sent /sent/, attention /əˈten.ʃən/
/æ/ – pat /pæt/, flat /flæt/, family /ˈfæ.mə.li/
/ʌ/   – cut /kʌt/ jump /dʒʌmp/, cover /ˈkʌ.vər/
/ʊ/   – put /pʊt/, book /bʊk/, cushion /ˈkʊ.ʃən/ cu shion
/ɒ/   – pot /pɒt/, dog /dɒg/, hospital /ˈhɒs.pɪ.təl/
/ə/   – about /əˈbaʊt/, system /ˈsɪs.təm/, complete /kəmˈpliːt/. 

English Vowel Examples – IPA Long Single Vowels

Vowel Phonetic Symbol   &    IPA Examples in Words weak /wiːk/


/i:/     week /wi:k/, feet /fi:t/, media /ˈmiː.di.jə/
/ɑ:/    hard /ha:/, park /pa:k/, article /ɑː.tɪ.kəl/
/ɔ:/    fork /fɔ:k/, walk /wɔ:k/, August /ɔːˈɡʌst/
/ɜ:/   heard /hɜ:d/, word /wɜ:d/, surface /ˈsɜː.fɪs/
/u:/   boot /bu:t/, group /gru:p/,  beautiful /ˈbjuː.tɪ.fəl/

Short Vowel    vs     Long Vowel


hit /hɪt/           –      heat /hiːt/
pick /pɪk/       –      peak /piːk/
lick /lɪk/          –      leak /liːck/
duck /dʌk/     –   dark /da:k
stuff /stʌf/      –   staff /sta:f/
Diphthong vowels

Vowel Phonetic Symbol   &    IPA Examples in Words


/eɪ/     place /pleɪs/, late /leɪt/, dangerous /ˈdeɪn.dʒə.rəs/
/oʊ/    home /hoʊm/, phone /foʊn/, global /ˈɡloʊ.bəl/
/aʊ/    mouse /maʊs/, brown /braʊn/, accountant /əˈkaʊn.t̬ənt/
/ɪə/    clear /klɪə/, fear /fɪə/,  career /kəˈrɪə/
/eə/   care /keə/, wear /weə/, declare /dɪˈkleə/
/ɔɪ/    boy /bɔɪ/, toy /tɔɪ/, enjoyable /ɪnˈdʒɔɪ.jə.bəl/
/aɪ/    find /faɪnd/, bite /baɪt/, tiger  /ˈtaɪ.ɡə/
/ʊə/   tour /tʊə/, pure /pʊə/,  mature /məˈtʃʊə/

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