English Vowel No.

7 : []
I.

Phonetic description : [] is Central, Mid, Unrounded, Neutral, Short Vowel.

II.

Production.
a. The Central part of the tongue, culminating at the junction between front and
back, is raised.
b. The height of the tongue raised; about half way between open and close
position.
c. The Lips are spread or neutral.
d. The soft palate is raised.
e. The Vocal cords are vibrated.

III.

Distribution ( Position )

Initial
Word

Pronunciation

Meaning

abuse

the use of something in a

way that is wrong

amuse

to make somebody laugh

assure

()

to tell something true

Word

Pronunciation

Meaning

Autumn

the season of the year

Medial

between summer and winter

folklore

the traditions and stories of

a country or community

Glucose

type of sugar

Final
Word

Pronunciation

Meaning

Solder

a mixture of metals that is

heated and melted and then
used to join metals

tranducer

a device for producing an

electrical signal from another
form of energy such as
pressure

IV.

Spelling <a>
Word

Pronunciation

affair

appoint

attorney

fatigue

Meaning
events that are of public interest or political
importance.
to choose somebody for a job or position of
responsibility.
a lawyer, especially one who can act for somebody
in court.
Exhausted feeling.

Spelling <ar>

Word

Pronunciation

bear

awkward
bastard

[:kwd]

Meaning
to be able to accept and deal with something
unpleasant.
making you feel embarrassed.
Spiteful person.

Spelling<e>

Word

Pronunciation

audience

convent

lever

Meaning
the group of people who have gathered to watch or
listen to something.
A building in which a community lives.
A bar used for lifting or opening something with
one end pressure.

Spelling <i>

Word
inexhaustible

Pronunciation

Meaning

Impossible to be exhausted.

inedibile

deformity

The state of being deformed.

definitive

Final, possibility of.

Not suitable to be eaten.

Spelling <er>

Word

Pronunciation

adverb

counteract

Meaning
A word that modify verb, adjective.

To act against.

brother

Son of the same parents

Spelling <o>

Word

Pronunciation

Meaning

fathom

crochet

A method of making clothes.

custody

Duty of caring for.

A measure.

converge

Two or more things move at the same place.

Spelling <u>

Word

Pronunciation

pursue

Meaning
to go after in order to catch up with.
a device on a record player that looks like a small

stylus

needle and is placed on the record in order to play

it.

surplus

callus

an amount that is extra or more than you need.

.an area of thick hard skin on a hand or foot,
usually caused by rubbing.

Spelling <ou>

Word

Pronunciation

poisonous

venomous

full of bitter feeling or hatred.

anonymous

Not known, without name.

rumour

Meaning
causing death or illness if swallowed or absorbed
into the body.

a piece of information, or a story, that people talk

about, but that may not be true.

V. Problem for Indonesian students

There is no serious problem for indonesian students in pronuncing sound because
there is an identical in indonesian, such as : menang, kena. But Indonesian is longer
than the English short shorter than English long