Chapter 9 VOWELS Disk 4 – Front Vowels i I e ɛ æ

Chapter 9 VOWELS Disk 4 – Back Vowels u ʊ o ɔ ɑ

Chapter 9 VOWELS Disk 4 – Mid Vowels ʌ ə ɝ ɚ

Chapter 9 VOWELS Disk 4 - Diphthongs ɑ I ɑʊ ɔ I e I oʊ

i i is a high front tense vowel Spellings for i e as in heei as in receipt ea as in eatis as in debris eo as in peopleae as in Caesar ey as in keyay as in quay i as in marineoe as in Pheonix ee as in seey as in easy ie as in field

I I is a high front lax vowel Spellings for I i as in sito as in women e as in Englishei as in forfeit ui as in buildie as in sieve y as in syrup u as in busy ee as in been

e e is a mid front tense vowel Spellings for e a as in ate ea as in break ai as in train au as in gauge ey as on prey

ɛ ɛ is a mid front lax vowel Spellings for ɛ e as in betie as in friend e as in anyae as in aesthetic eo as in leopardai as in again u as in burialei as in heifer ea as in head

æ æ is a low front slightly tense vowel Spellings for æ a as in pat ai as in plaid au as in laugh

u u is a high back tense vowel Spellings for u o as in toui as in cruise ew as in crewu as in tuba ou as in youue as in true oe as in shoeeau as in beauty oo as in too

U U is a high back lax vowel Spellings for U oo as in Book u as in put ou as in would

o o is a mid back tense vowel Spellings for o o as on sooa as in boat ow as in rowoe as in toe ough as in doughoo as on brooch oo as in yeomaneau as in beau

ɔ ɔ is a mid back lax vowel Spellings for ɔ aw as in awful o as in wrong au as in laundry ough as in thought augh as in taught

ɑ [a] ɑ is a low back lax vowel Spellings for ɑ a as in calmo as in lock ea as in heartow as in knowledge e as in sergeantaa as in bazaar al as in palm

ʌ ʌ is a low central stressed vowel Spellings for ʌ u as in up ou as in double oe as in does o as in month oo as in blood

ə (schwa) ə is a low, mid-central unstressed vowel Spellings for ə a,e,i,o,u, plus virtually any vowel combination, in unstressed syllables

ɝ ɝ is a mid, central, stressed vowel Spellings for ɝ er as in herdur as in turtle ear as in early ir as in first our as in journeyor as in world yr as in myrtleolo as in colonel yrrh as in myrrh

ɚ (schwa r) ɚ is a mid-central-unstressed vowel Spellings for ɚ Any vowel and r combination

ɑ I ɑ I is a low back vowel gliding to a high front vowel Spellings for ɑ I i as in iceei as in height ie as in lieia as in diamond igh as in lightye as in dye ais as in ailseui as in guile y as in cryey as in eye uy as in buy

ɑʊ ɑʊ is a low back vowel gliding to a high back vowel Spellings for ɑʊ ou as in shout ow as in crowd ough as in bough

ɔ I ɔ I is a low back vowel gliding to a high front vowel Spellings for ɔ I oy as in joy oi as in coin

e I e I is a mid front vowel gliding to a high front vowel Spellings for e I ei as in eight ay as in delay ee as in matinee et as in sachet

oʊ oʊ is a mid back vowel gliding to a high back vowel Spellings for oʊ o as in robe ow as in bowed