Vowel sounds and symbols
This course uses the phonetic alphabet as symbols for these vowel sounds.
Listen to each sound and notice it's symbol.
/iy/ as in "eat"
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/I/ as in "it"
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/Ɛ/ as in "pet"
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/æ/ as in "apple"
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/eiy/ as in "ate"
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(unstressed) /Ә/ as in "about"
(stressed) /Ʌ/ as in "up"
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/u/ as in "to"
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/Ʊ/ as in "book"
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/ow/ as in "Oh"
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/a/ as in "hot"
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/æow/ as in "out"
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/aiy/ as in "I"
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/oiy/ as in "boy"
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/ju/ as in "you"