SOUNDS

Module 3.2
 Vowel Sounds
of the English Language
Often seen as the letter A

01 02 03
[e] [ ae ] [a]
As in Ape, Cake, As in Animal, As in Planet,
Rake, Flakes Back, Axe, Bad Warm, Armor,
March
Words with the [ e ] sound.
Abraham [ e b r ə h æ m] Acquaint [ə k w e n t]
acorn [ e k ɚ n] bail [ b e l]
alias [ e l I ə s] bait [ b e t]
alien [elIən] braid [ b r e d]
apricot [e p r ə k a t] main [men]
Australia [‫ כּ‬s t r e l I ə] maize [ m e z]
affidavit [æ f I d e v I t] beefsteak [ b I f s t e k]
acre [ e k r] flirtation [ f l I r t e ∫n]
April [ e p r əl] Las Vegas [ l a s v e g ə s]
appraisal [ə p r e z,l] bakery [ b e k ə r I]
Words with the [æ] sound.
absence [ǽbsns] married [mǽrId]
afternoon [ǽftɚnun] back [bǽk]
bachelor [ b ǽ tʃ ә l ɚ ] pack bag [pǽkbǽg]
abandon [ə b æ n d ə n ] chance [ t∫ ǽn s ]
abdomen [æbdəmən] example [ Ig zæm p’l]
abscess [æbsεs] Catholic [ k æƟ l I k]
cabin [kǽbIn] catcher [ kæ ʧɚ ]
absolute [æbsəlut] accent [æksənt]
glamour [glǽmɚ ] assassin [ ə s æ s I n]
plaid [plǽd] laugh [ l æ f]
Words with the [a] sound.
armory [a r m ə r I] pardon [p a r d’n]
harbor [h a r b ɚ] parlor [p a r l ɚ]
large [l a r ʤ ] cartoon [k a r t u n]
march [m a r ʧ] charge [ʧ a r ʤ ]
artist [a r t I s t] dart [d a r t]
barber [b a r b ɚ] façade [f ə s a d ]
bazaar [b ə z a r] father [f a ðɚ ]
cartilage [k a r tI l I ʤ] participle [p a r t I s I p’l]
margin [m a r ʤ I n] quantity [k w a n t I t I]
parchment [p a r ʧ m ə n t] harbor [h a r bɚ]
 Vowel Sounds
of the English Language
Often seen as the letter E & I

01 02 03
[ɛ] [i] [I]
As in Get, Death, As in Little, We, As in Fist, Ribs,
Exit, Bread Since, Print Cheap, Civil
Words with the [ɛ] sound.
eligible [ ε l I ʤ bl,] any [ε n I]
exit [ ε g z I t] many [ m ε n I]
strength [ s t r ε ɳΘ ] against [ ə g ε nst]
bread [ brεd] leopard [ l ε p ɚ d]
dreamt [ d r ε mt] friend [ f r ε n d]
healthy [ h ε l Θ I] meant [ m ε n t]
peasant [ pε znt] pleasant [p l ε z ə n t]
pleasure [ p l ε ƺ ɚ] dictionary [ d I k ∫ə n ε r I]
sweater [ s w ε t ɚ] special [ s p ε ∫ə l]
instead [ I n s t ε d] parent [ p ε r ə n t]
Words with the [ i ] sound.
amnesia [æmniƺə] media [midiə]
ballerina [ b æ l ə r i n ə] Novena [n o v in ə ]
coliseum [kalIsiəm] allegiance [ə l i ʤ ə n s ]
comedian [kəmidiən] believe [bilIv]
deodorant [ d i o d ər ən t] colleague [kalig]
elite [Ilit] debris [d ə b r i]
fatigue [ f ə t i g] even [ i v ə n]
fetus [ f i t ə s] female [ f i m e l]
key [ ki ] freedom [ f r i d’m]
lenient [ l i n i ə n t] meter [m i t ɚ]
Words with the [ I ] sound.
biscuit [bIskIt ] citizen [ sItIzən ]
children [t∫Ildrən ] civil [ sIvəl ]
chin [t∫In] busy [b I z I ]
rich [r I t ∫ ] minute [mInIt]
sit [s I t ] lettuce [ lє t I s ]
Christian [krIstIən] city [sItI]
civic [ s I v I k] delicate [ d ε l ə k I t]
digit [dIʤIt] distinctive [ d I s t I ɳ t I v]
Wish [ w I ∫] sickly [sIklI]
gift [g I f t] written [ r I t,n ]
 Vowel Sounds
of the English Language
Often seen as the letter O & U

01 02 03 04
[o] [‫] כּ‬ [u] [U]
As in So, Coat, As in Paul, Tall, As in Choose, As in Good, Book,
Boat, Roll Long, Cause Two, Move, Food Cook, Bush
Words with the [ o ] sound.
doze [ d o z] program [ p r o g r ә m]
focus [f o k ә s] roll [rol]
Holy [h o l I] so [s o]
coat [kot] doughnut [ d o n ә t]
coast [ k o s t] chateau [∫æto]
loan [ l o n] soul [ s o l]
phone [ f o n] quote [ k o t]
woke [ w o k] float [ f l o t]
close [ k l o z] suppose [ s ə p o s]
Words with the [‫ ]כּ‬sound.
call [k ‫ כּ‬l] warm [ w ‫ כּ‬r m]
chalk [ʧ ‫ כּ‬k] wash [ w ‫]∫ כּ‬
halt [h ‫ כּ‬l t] water [w ‫ כּ‬t ɚ]
bought [b ‫ כּ‬t] sought [s ‫ כּ‬t]
fought [f ‫ כּ‬t] thought [Θ ‫ כּ‬t]
ought [‫ כּ‬t] caught [k ‫ כּ‬t]
because [ b I k‫ כּ‬z] audience [ ‫ כּ‬d i ə ns]
author [ ‫ כּ‬Θ ɚ] applaud [ ə p l‫ כּ‬d]
auditorium [‫ כּ‬d I t ‫ כּ‬ɚ i ə m] lawyer [ l‫ כּ‬j ɚ]
Words with the [u] sound.
afternoon [ ǽ f t ɚ n u n] group [grup]
blooming [blumIɳ] soup [sup]
boot [but] through [Ɵ r u ]
choose [ʧuz] tour [tur]
coup [ku] trousseau [truso]
swoon [swun] troopers [ t r u p ɚ z]
because [ b I k‫ כּ‬z] move [muv]
tooth [t u Ɵ ] lose [luz]
troop [t r u p ] do [du]
Words with the [U] sound.
bullet [b U l I t] brook [b r U k]
bullfight [b U l f a I t] cooking [ k U k I ŋ]
bully [ b U l I] crook [ k r U k]
bush [b U ∫] wooden [ w U d ,n]
butcher [b U ʧ ɚ] book [b U k]
cushion [k U ∫I ə n] wolf [w U l f]
full [f U l] hood [h U d]
pudding [p U d I η] shook [∫ U k]
pulley [p U l I] mistook [m I s t U k]
 Reading
Test
Read the following words, pronouncing the vowels properly.
1 [ f ə t i g] 12 [k U ∫I ə n] 23 [m a r ʤ I n]
2 [Ɵ r u ] 13 [mInIt] 24 [ f r i d’m]
3 [ b r e d] 14 [ s ə p o s] 25 [r I w ‫ כּ‬r d]
4 [ʤ e l] 15 [ʧuz] 26 [ s p ε ∫ə l]
5 [ d o n ә t] 16 [kalig] 27 [p U l p I t ]
6 [b U l f a I t] 17 [ ‫ כּ‬d i ə ns] 28 [ lє t I s ]
7 [ b ǽ tʃ ә l ɚ ] 18 [ h ε l Θ I] 29 [ f l o t]
8 [k ‫ כּ‬t] 19 [k w a n t I t I] 30 [sup]
9 [ l u k i m i ə] 20 [ f ‫ כּ‬t] 31 [ f e v ɚ I t]
10 [‫ כּ‬l t ɚ n e t] 21 [krIstIən] 32 [ ‫ כּ‬Θ ɚ]
11 [b a r b ɚ] 22 [ k o s t] 33 [ Ig zæm p’l]
Production
Drill
“Imagine an imaginary menagerie
manager managing an imaginary
menagerie.”
“Brisk brave brigadiers brandished
broad bright blades, blunderbusses,
and bludgeons—balancing them
badly.”
“A tutor who tooted the flute tried to
teach two young tooters to toot.
Said the two to the tutor, ‘Is it harder to
toot, or to tutor two tooters to toot?'”
Betty Botter bought some butter
But she said the butter’s bitter
If I put it in my batter, it will make my
batter bitter. But a bit of better butter
will make my batter better. So ‘twas
better Betty Botter bought a bit of
better butter.