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SpokenEnglish II
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shorti short 0 short u
longi long 0 longu
Ie
oa
ea (2) ay
au
aw
long
Ir
or ew ur
a pronounced in the alphabet as ay (as in the word mate) e pronounced in the alphabet as ee (as in the word edict)
i pronounced in the alphabet as ei (as in the word life)
o pronounced in the alphabet as ob (as in the word only) u pronounced in the alphabet as yu (as in the word union)
y pronounced in the alphabet as why is usually considered to be a consonant (as in yet). But it also is used as a vowel (as in merry) and then functions as a letter i.
The vowel a may be pronounced:
1. a as in apple (~ort a)
2. a as in father (long a)
3. ay as in mate (peculiarly English a)
4. as a schwa*. 5. 'e' as in many. 6. 'aw' as in mall. 7. '0' as in alter. 8. 'eh' as in Mary.
The vowel e may be pronounced:
1. e as in get (short e)
2. e as in beta ["bay-ta"] (long e)
3. ee as in edict (peculiarly English e)
00 - short
ow -long ow - short 01
oy