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PHONOLOGY 20
SOUNDS OF VOWEL
Complied by :
Siti Nurhayati
DEFINITION OF VOWELS
IMAGE OF DIAGRAM OF ENGLISH VOWELS
( THE VOWEL QUADRILATERAL )
Vowels / i:/
Relatively long
The height of the tongue : Close
The position of the lips : Spread lips
The part of the tongue which is raised : High
Kinds of vowel phoneme : Front
Here these example of vowels /i:/
Agree / gri: /
Brief / bri: /
Deal /di:l /
Degree /dgri:/
Eat / i:t /
Vowels / /
Relatively short
The height of the tongue : Between close and half
close
The position of the lips : Spread and neutral
The part of the tongue which is raised : Between high
and half high
Kinds of vowel phoneme : Front
Here these examples of vowels / /
Gape /gep /
Fright /frat /
Forgive /fgv /
Disk /dsk /
Climb / klam /
Vowels / /
Short vowel a
The height of the tongue : Open
The position of the lips : Open lip rounding
The part of the tongue which is raised : Low
Kinds of vowel phoneme : Back
Here these examples of vowel / /
Forest / frist/
Foreign / frn/
Lost / lst/
Lot / lt /
Copy / kpi /
Vowels :
Long vowel a
The height of the tongue : Half open
The position of the lips : Lips rounded
The part of the tongue which is raised : Half low
Kinds of vowel phoneme : Back
Here these examples of vowel / : /
Mall / m:l/
Lord / l:d/
Law / l: /
Lawn / l:n/
Launch / l:nt /
Vowels / : /
a long vowel
The height of the tongue : Open
The position of the lips : Neutral
The part of the tongue which is raised : Low
Kinds of vowel phoneme : Back
Here these examples of vowel /: /
Spark / sp:k /
Sharlk / :k /
Sharp / :p/
Unfasten / nf:sn /
Father / f: (r) /
Vowels / /
Short a
The height of the tongue : Between half open
and open
The position of the lips : Neutral and Spread
The part of the tongue which is raised : Low
Kinds of vowel phoneme : Front
Here these examples of vowel //
Lag / lg /
Instance / nstns /
Lack / lk /
Irrational / rnl /
Interact / ntrkt /
Vowels :
Long vowel a
The height of the tongue : Half open
The position of the lips : Neutral
The part of the tongue which is raised : Half
low
Kinds of vowel phoneme : Central
Here These examples of vowel /:/
Defer /df: ( r ) /
Determiner /dt:mn /
Fern / f:n /
Firm /f:m /
Purse /p:s /
Vowels //
Relatively short vowel
The height of the tongue : Half open
The position of the lips : Neutral
The part of the tongue which is raised : Half
low
Kinds of vowel phoneme : Central
Here these examples of vowel / /
Abort /b:t /
Above /bv /
Accord /k:d /
Deliver / dlv (r )/
Fanatic / fntk/
Vowel /e/
Diphthong
Falling, narrow, closing diphthong
Middle open position
Number one in tongue position
The lips position is spread
Here these example of vowel / e /
Basic /besk /
Away /we /
Change / tend /
Fame /fem/
Innovate / nvet /
Vowels /a /
Diphthong
Voiced
Falling, wide, closing diphthong
Front vowel
Open position
Number two in tongue position
The lips position is rounded
Here these example of vowels / a /
Device / dvas /
Resign /rzan /
Size /saz /
Glide/ glad /
Tight /tat /
Vowels
Voiced
Short
Central vowel
Mid open position
Number three in tongue position
The lips position is spread
Here these example of vowel / /
Fallow /fl /
Focus /fks /
Goat /gt /
Hole /hl /
Global /glbl /
Vowels / u:/
A long vowel
The height of the tongue : Close
The position of the lips : Close lip rounding
The part of the tongue which is raised : High
Kinds of vowel phoneme : Back
Here these examples of vowel /u:/
Food /fu:d /
Cool / ku:l /
Loose /lu:s /
Lose / lu:z /
Shoe /u: /
Vowels //
A short vowel
The height of the tongue : Between half open
and open
The position of the lips : Neutral
The part of the tongue which is raised :
Between half low and low
Kinds of vowel phoneme : Central
Here these example of vowel //
Smug / smg /
Utter / t (r ) /
Upset /, set /
Update / ,pdet /
Wonder / wnd (r )/
Vowels //
A short vowel
The height of the tongue : Between close and half
close
The position of the lips : Rounded
The part of the tongue which is raised : Between
high and half high
Kinds of vowel phoneme : Back
Here these example of vowel //
Bull /bl /
Close /klz /
Push /p /
Down /dn /
Load /ld /
Vowels /a/
Voiceless
Short
Central vowel
Mid open position
Number three in tongue position
The lips position is spread
Here these example of //
Trout /trat /
Snout /snat /
Pound / pand /
Shout / at /
Round / rand /
Vowels //
Diphthong
Voiced
Falling, narrow, closing diphthong
Back vowel
Mid open position
The lips position is rounded
Here theses example of vowel / /
Join / dnt /
Point /pnt /
Coin / kn /
Oil / l /
Boy / b /
Vowels //
Diphthong
Voiced
Centring, falling, narrow, opening diphthong
Mid open position
The lips position is spread
Here these example of vowel / /
Near / n (r )/
Fear / f (r )/
Dear / d (r )/
Gear /g (r )/
Year / j (r ) /
Vowels / e /
A short vowel
The height of the tongue : Mid close and open
The position of the lips : Rounded
The part of the tongue which is raised : Mid
half high and half low
Kinds of vowel phoneme : Back
Here these example of vowel /e/
Cell / sel /
Fresh / fre /
French / frent /
Let / let /
Lake / leik /
Vowels /e/
Diphthong
Voiced
Centring, falling, narrow, opening diphthong
Mid open position
The lips position is spread
Here these example of vowel / e /
Hair /he(r )/
Air /e (r)/
Fair /fe (r)/
Pair /pe (r)/
Lair / le (r)/
Vowels //
Diphthong
Voiced
Centring, falling, narrow, opening diphthong
Close position
The lips position is spread