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/ i / / ɪ / / ʌ / / ɚ / / Oʊ / / ɔ /
The vowels consist of 7 “short” sound, 5 “long” sound” and 8” Diphtongs”
Short sound : ɪ in big [bɪg], ʊ in low [loʊ] ʌ in hug [hʌg]
Long Sound : i: in weak [wi:k], ɑ: in long [lɑ:ŋ]
Diphthongs : eɪ in great [greɪt], aɪ in bike [baɪk]
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Table. 3.4 Short Vowel
/i/ as in “beet” and “sleep”
/e/ (see below; it’s a nearly identical
sound in American English)
/ɛ/ as in “bet” and “egg”
/ɑ/ as in “wait” and “play”
Figure 3.1. Vowel Production Model
Mouth Movements: A Visual Guide
The vowels below progress from high to low:
Source: Writing Center 20 (last updated August 2014)
a. Short and long vowel pairs
Pronunciation problems also occur for non-English speaking people. This is because
their language does not have a distinction between short and long vowel. The vowel
sound of these two words may also become the problem in pronunciation
“ ship” – “sheep’’
“bit” – “beat”
“not” = “nought”
“batter” – “barter”
“pool” – “pull”
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