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A generalized overview
Vowels
How many separate, distinct vowel sounds can you identify?
● Beat ● Boot
● Bit ● About
● Bet ● Boat
● Bat ● Bite
● Robot ● Bait
● Bought ● Boy
● But ● About
● Book ● Burn
/ɑː/
● Father ● God
● Not ● Body
● Ah! ● Top
● Mom ● Mop
● Water ● John
● Lot ● Got
● Pond ● Yacht
● Jolly ● Operation
/ɒ/
● Bought ● Fog
● Thought ● Want
● Dog ● Yawn
● Law ● Paw
● Boss ● Loss
● Caught ● Call
● Off ● Jaw
● All ● On
*In some regions of the U.S., this sound is equal to the previous slide.*
Which is it?
A. Mess A. Net
B. Mass B. Gnat
A. Said A. Led
B. Sad B. Lad
A. He left.
B. He laughed.
/iː/
● Teach ● Leap
● Peach ● Feet
● Lead ● Seed
● Feed ● Three
● Beat ● Dream
● Seat ● Green
● Eat ● Jeep
● Each ● Me
/ɪ/
● Kid ● Shift
● Fit ● Lip
● Kiss ● River
● Pitch ● Kill
● With ● Pillow
● Wish ● This
● Principle ● Vindication
● Is ● Physical
Which is it?
A. Least A. Neat
B. List B. Knit
A. Seat A. Each
B. Sit B. Itch
A. Peach
B. Pitch
/ʌ/
● Bus ● Love
● Cut ● Of
● Much ● Gutter
● Luck ● Suck
● Just ● Must
● Done ● Enough
● Was ● Chuckle
● Gun ● Sun
/uː/
● Do ● Poodle
● Tuesday ● Ruin
● Boot ● You
● New ● Lose
● True ● Clue
● Dude ● Food
● Cool ● Soon
● Blue ● Tune
/ʊ/
● Book ● Pussycat
● Would / Could / Should ● Sugar
● Look ● Full
● Foot ● Cook
● Put ● Bully
● Good ● Pudding
● Took ● Input
● Woman ● Push
Now you say it!
Pick one of the groups and say all 3 words
● Can
● Fan
● Cranberry
● Mandatory
● Dam
● Damage
● Pamphlet
● Tamper
/ɛr/
● Where
● Wear
● Hair
● Care
● Fair
● Snare
● Dare
● America
/ə/ The “Schwa”
● About
● Machine
● Police
● Organize A reduced vowel in a non-
accented syllable
● Enemy
● Portugal
● Camera
● Pizza
● Africa
THE DIPHTHONGS
/aɪ/
● I ● White
● High ● Guy
● Bye ● Buy
● Why ● Try
● Fight ● Imply
● Mighty ● Night
● Lie ● Rye
● Prize ● Fry
/aʊ/
● Now ● Loud
● Cow ● Crowd
● Lousy ● Wow!
● Drown ● Sound
● Count ● Joust
● Down ● Ground
● Town ● Gouge
● About ● How
/eɪ/
● Day ● Eight
● Say ● Late
● Tray ● Fade
● Face ● Ray
● Paid ● Way
● Lay ● Drape
● Bait ● Rake
● Baby ● Wake
/ɔɪ/
● Boy ● Voyage
● Toy ● Ploy
● Choice ● Void
● Moist ● Soil
● Royal ● Joy
● Noise ● Join
● Voice ● Loyal
● Destroy ● Employ
/oʊ/
● Close ● Tone
● Hope ● Rope
● Bone ● Toe
● Boat ● Poke
● Float ● Crow
● Dough ● Grope
● Mow ● Rose
● Grow ● Goat
Vowel Review: Now you say it!
Pick one of the groups and say all 4 words
S before L, M, and N
*does not sound like a z*
*do not insert an imaginary initial vowel*
TH
*Tongue placed between teeth, without using lower lip like an F*
A. Free A. Fret
B. Three B. Threat
A. Fin A. Oaf
B. Thin B. Oath
A. Fought
B. Thought
Glides / Semivowels
W/Y
● Mountain ● Manhattan
● Fountain ● Curtain
● Cotton ● Pardon
● Rotten ● Hidden
● Eaten ● Forbidden