The front vowels There are four front vowels in english i:/,/,/e/,/ae/ /i: is a long close front vowel. It is unrounded and tense /i/ is a short half-close front vowel It is unrounded and lax /e/ is a short, half-open, unrounded front vowel It is a lax /ae/is a short open, unrounded front vowel. It is a lax
The Front Vowels ◼ There are four front vowels in English: /i:/, /i/, /e/, /æ/ . /i:/ is a long, close front vowel. It is unrounded and tense. /i/ is a short , half-close front vowel. It is unrounded and lax. /e/ is a short, half-open, unrounded front vowel. It is a lax. /æ/ is a short ,open, unrounded front vowel. It is a lax
Example and practice /i: /e: me evening; ee: see week ea: sea leave i: machine police /i/ j: ship pig; y: happy daddy ui: build guilty; ie: field shield ye/ e: twelve second; a: any many ea: heavy breakfast ie: friend /ae/ a: land matter family
Example and practice /i:/ e: me evening ; ee: see week ea: sea leave; i: machine police /i/ i: ship pig; y: happy daddy ui: build guilty; ie: field shield /e/ e: twelve second; a: any many ea: heavy breakfast ie: friend /æ/ a: land matter family
The back vowels u There are five back vowels in english: /a:/,/3:/,//,/u:/,/u/ /a /is a long open, unrounded back vowel /: /is a long half-open, rounded back vowel. It is slightly tense //is a short, open, rounded, lax back vowel /u: /is a long, Close, rounded, tense back vowel /u is a short half-close rounded lax back vowel
The Back Vowels ◼ There are five back vowels in English: /a:/, /ɔ:/ , /ɔ/, /u:/, /u/. /a:/ is a long, open, unrounded back vowel. /ɔ:/ is a long, half-open, rounded back vowel. It is slightly tense. /ɔ/ is a short, open, rounded, lax back vowel. /u:/ is a long, close, rounded, tense back vowel. /u/ is a short, half-close,rounded, lax back vowel
Example and practice /a: /ar: hard farmer a: class glass al: half calf / or: short corn i ore: more before oor: door floor o/our: four pour i a: wash what o: stop hot au: autumn daughter; al; call walk /u: /u: blue ruler o0: moon food /u/ u: put/ 00: foot good oul: could would
Example and practice /a:/ ar: hard farmer ; a: class glass al: half calf /ɔ:/ or: short corn ; ore: more before oor: door floor /ɔ/ our: four pour ; a: wash what o: stop hot au: autumn daughter; al: call walk /u:/ u: blue ruler ; oo: moon food /u/ u: put ; oo: foot good ; oul: could would
The central vowels There three central vowels in english ,/a:/,/e/ /N is a short, half-open unrounded central yowel. it is a lax one /a /is a long, half-close and half-open, unrounded tense central yowel e/ is a short, half-open, unrounded lax central vowel. It only occurs in unstressed syllables
The central Vowels ◼ There three central vowels in English: /ʌ/ , /ə:/ , /ə/ . /ʌ/ is a short, half-open, unrounded central vowel. It is a lax one. /ə:/ is a long, half-close and half-open, unrounded , tense central vowel. /ə/ is a short, half-open, unrounded, lax central vowel. It only occurs in unstressed syllables