Vowels

Vowel Charts

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All Vowels and Diphthongs

Lax Vowels and Diphthongs

Tense Vowels and Diphthongs

Practice Charts with Sounds and Words

Front Lax Vowels: [ ɪ ] [ ɛ ] [ æ ] (pin, pen, pan)

Front, High, Lax and Tense Vowels: [ ɪ ] and [ iy ] (it, eat)

Front Mid and Low Lax Vowels: [ ɛ ] and [ æ ] (bet, bat)

Listening Discrimination

Do you hear Bit or Beat? [ ɪ ] or [ iy ]

Do you hear Bit, Bet or Bat? [ ɪ ], [ ɛ ], or [æ ]

Do you hear Better, Batter, or Butter? [ ɛ ], [ æ ] or [ ə ] (new)

Do you hear Man or Men? [ æ ] or [ ɛ ]

Do you hear courier, career, or Korea? (syllable stress)

Common Pronunciation Mistakes

Say, Says, and Said [ ey ] and [ ɛ ]

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