vowel sounds part2
DESCRIPTION
This presentation is the second part of vowel sounds adapted from the book Pronounce it Perfectly in English by Jean Yate (2nd Edition). A description of seven vowel sounds appear here as well as examples.TRANSCRIPT
English Vowel Sounds
Part IIJuan Soto, M. A.
NOTICE
Spelling is not a full trust worthy source for the pronunciation of English words. Some vowels can be placed in the same order in a word, but that does not necessarily mean that they will be pronounced the same way. For instance:
read (present tense) vs. read (past tense) lead (present tense) vs. lead (metal)
/oiy/ (1 of 7)
• /oiy/ is a combination of to sounds (/o/ + /iy/• Begin by rounding your lips for /o/, then spread
them for /iy/ • The sound is long• Examples:
boy coin noise
/eə/ (2 of 7)
•Keep your jaw halfway open•Tense your lips as you finish the sound
Examples: ran craft laughpass fat map
/eiy/ (3 of 7)
• This is a combination of two sounds /e/ and /iy/• Tense your lips toward the end of the sound• The sound is long
Examples: ate faceprey eight
/ɔ/ (4 of 7)
• Drop your jaw• Tense your lips and round them forward halfway• The sound is long
Examples: off on calldaughter bought cough
awful lawn caught
/æow/ (5 of 7)
• This is a combination of two sounds /æ/ and /ow/• Move your lips from a spread position into a
circle• The sound is long
Examples: how houseloud brown
/a/ (6 of 7)
• Drop your jaw until your lips are relaxed• The sound is short
Examples: option father honor doll
/aiy/ (7 of 7)
• It is a combination of two sounds /a/ and /iy/• Round your lips at the beginning and spread
them at the end• It is a long sound
Examples: pie driedheight buy
CREDITS
• Yates, J. (2005) Pronounce it Perfectly in English (2nd Edition). Barron’s Educational Services: China