The document discusses the basic vowel sounds of the English language. It provides examples of words containing each vowel sound and identifies them using the International Phonetic Alphabet. The vowel sounds covered are /i/, /I/, /e/, /Ɛ/, /æ/, /u/, and /U/. Examples are given to illustrate the pronunciation of words for each vowel. An exercise at the end tests the reader's ability to identify which vowel sound is used in different words.

1. So if she sells shells on the
seashore,
I'm sure she sells seashore
shells.
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2. A flea and a fly flew up in a
flue.
Said the flea, "Let us fly!"
Said the fly, "Let us flee!"
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3. How much wood would a
wood-chuck chuck if a
woodchuck would chuck
wood?
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4. or whether the weather be
hot We'll be together
whatever the weather,
whether we like it or not.
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5. How many cans can a
canner can if a canner
can can cans?
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6. The vowel
sounds of
english

7. phonetics
It is the study of speech sounds and their physiological production and
acoustic qualities. It deals with the formations of the vocal tract used
to produce speech sounds (articulatory phonetics), the acoustic
properties of speech sounds (acoustic phonetics), and the manner of
combining sounds so as to make syllables, words, and sentences
(linguistic phonetics).
These sounds are called phonemes.
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8. The basic vowel sounds of
english
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IPA /i/ /I/ /e/ /Ɛ/ /æ/ /u/ /U/
Diction
ary
Symbol
/ē/ /i/ /ā/ /e/ Ƌ ü ů

9. /i/ (ē – Dictionary Symbol)
beat
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Fee
cheese
cheek
teeth
meal
lead
seat
seize
money
meat
speak
read
meek
key
meet
street
seen
seed
feed
need
jeans
mean
eat
valley

10. /I/ (i – Dictionary Symbol)
bit
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 bin
 dim
 fin
 gig
 hit
 kin
 lid
 pin
 pig
 lit
 Kim
 hip
 him
 fig
 did
 bid
 pit
 lip
 kid
 jib
 his
 fit
 dig
 big
 rim
 nip
 kit
 Jim
 hid
 in
 bit
 dip

11. /æ/ (Ƌ – Dictionary Symbol)
bat
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 tag
 sad
 map
 hat
 gap
 fan
 cab
 bad
 act
 sat
 rag
 pan
 jam
 gas
 fat
 dad
 bag
 van
 tab
 rat
 pad
 man
 ham
 fad
 Dan
 cat
 bat

12. /Ɛ/ (e – Dictionary Symbol)
bet
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 pest
 net
 let
 keg
 hen
 gem
 bet
 Ben
 pen
 red
 men
 led
 hem
 get
 den
 bed
 set
 pet
 met
 leg
 jet
 gel
 fed
 beg

13. /u/ (ü – Dictionary Symbol)
boot
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 movie
 true
 loot
 pool
 boot
 brutal
 crude
 stool
 tool
 blue
 wooden
 cruel
 shoot
 fool
 cool

14. /U/ (ů – Dictionary Symbol)
put
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 pudding
 bullet
 tooth
 look
 shook
 pull
 butcher
 cushion
 book
 cook
 wood
 stood
 courier
 bushes
 woman
 pull
 full
 bush

15. /e/ (ā – Dictionary Symbol)
bait
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 sachet
 steak
 gauge
 brae
 fate
 exposé
 April
 weigh
 attaché
 say
 sauté
 Mesdames
 bouquet
 entrée
 prey

16. Exercise 1
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/i/ /I/ /e/ /Ɛ/ /æ/ /u/ /U/
 meat
 liter
 keen
 deem
 dean
 bean
 Beat
 mitt
 litter
 kin
 dim
 din
 bin
 bit
 bait
 bane
 Dane
 dam
e
 cane
 later
 mate
 bet
 Be
n
 de
n
 the
m
 Ke
 mat
 latter
 can
 dam
 Dan
 ban
 bat
 boon
 route
 tooth
 suit
 flew
 pool
 fool
 rook
 boor
 took
 soot
 flu
 pull
 full