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Vowels
VOWEL CHART
Front
>
/iy/ (see, keep)
/ɪ/ (sit, pick)
/ey/ (take, name)
/ɛ/ (pet, tell)
/æ/ (sat, past)
Central
>
/ɜr/ (church, nurse)
/ər/ (mother, surprise)
/ʌ/ (cup, must)
/ə/ (about, undo)
/ɑ/ (stop, job)
Back
>
/ʊ/ (good, put)
/uw/ (food, soon)
/ɔ/ (bought, lost)
/ow/ (low, coat)
Diphthongs
>
/ɑɪ/ (light, pie)
/ɑʊ/ (cow, loud)
/ɔɪ/ (boy, voice)
Consonants
CONSONANT CHART
Lips (Bilabial)
>
/p/ (peace, price)
/b/ (buy, brain)
/m/ (map, time)
/w/ (wait, win)
Lips-Teeth (Labio-dental)
>
/f/ (fix, friend)
/v/ (vase, love)
Tongue-Teeth (Dental)
>
/θ/ (thank, bath)
/ð/ (this, breathe)
Tongue-Gum Ridge (Alveolar)
>
/t/ (take, stand)
/d/ (day, drive)
/s/ (sit, race)
/z/ (zoo, these)
/l/ (less, sleep)
/r/ (rose, borrow)
/n/ (nice, man)
Tongue-Palate (Palatal)
>
/ʃ/ (push, show)
/ʒ/ (measure, vision)
/tʃ/ (choose, match)
/dʒ/ (juice, edge)
/y/ (yes, young)
Tongue-Soft Palate (Velar)
>
/k/ (kiss, cat)
/g/ (gas, green)
/ŋ/ (hang, long)
Throat (Glottal)
>
/h/ (help, hand)
Resources
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Front
Central
Back
High
iy
ɪ
ɜr
ər
uw
ʊ
Middle
ey
ɛ
ʌ
ə
ow
Low
æ
ɑ
ɔ
Diphthongs
ɑɪ
ɑʊ
ɔɪ
Front Vowels
Central Vowels
Back Vowels
Diphthongs
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High
iy
ɪ
Mid
ey
ɛ
Low
æ
High
ɜr
ər
Mid
ʌ
ə
Low
ɑ
High
uw
ʊ
Mid
ow
Low
ɔ
ɑɪ
ɑʊ
ɔɪ
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Home
Vowels
VOWEL CHART
Front
>
/iy/ (see, keep)
/ɪ/ (sit, pick)
/ey/ (take, name)
/ɛ/ (pet, tell)
/æ/ (sat, past)
Central
>
/ɜr/ (church, nurse)
/ər/ (mother, surprise)
/ʌ/ (cup, must)
/ə/ (about, undo)
/ɑ/ (stop, job)
Back
>
/ʊ/ (good, put)
/uw/ (food, soon)
/ɔ/ (bought, lost)
/ow/ (low, coat)
Diphthongs
>
/ɑɪ/ (light, pie)
/ɑʊ/ (cow, loud)
/ɔɪ/ (boy, voice)
Consonants
CONSONANT CHART
Lips (Bilabial)
>
/p/ (peace, price)
/b/ (buy, brain)
/m/ (map, time)
/w/ (wait, win)
Lips-Teeth (Labio-dental)
>
/f/ (fix, friend)
/v/ (vase, love)
Tongue-Teeth (Dental)
>
/θ/ (thank, bath)
/ð/ (this, breathe)
Tongue-Gum Ridge (Alveolar)
>
/t/ (take, stand)
/d/ (day, drive)
/s/ (sit, race)
/z/ (zoo, these)
/l/ (less, sleep)
/r/ (rose, borrow)
/n/ (nice, man)
Tongue-Palate (Palatal)
>
/ʃ/ (push, show)
/ʒ/ (measure, vision)
/tʃ/ (choose, match)
/dʒ/ (juice, edge)
/y/ (yes, young)
Tongue-Soft Palate (Velar)
>
/k/ (kiss, cat)
/g/ (gas, green)
/ŋ/ (hang, long)
Throat (Glottal)
>
/h/ (help, hand)
Resources
Pronunciation Vocabulary
For Students
For Instructors
