VOWE LS

What are vowels?

 Speech sound in which the mouth is
open and the tongue is not touching the
top of the mouth ,teeth etc.
How ma ny
vowel s?
Fiv e vowels

a e i o u
How ma ny vowel
sou nd s?
Five?
Twelv e vowel
sou nd s
Divided into two

 Short vowels

 Long vowels
Sho r t vowel
sou nd s
ɪ o pen vo wel sound
(both British and American)

 Close, front

 Lips get slightly spread

 Bit
 Rid
 Fit
 Hit
 Lid
 Riddle
 middle
 I’m quite busy these days.
 It gets busy at weekdays.
 Most children like ice-cream.
 I always make silly mistakes.
 When we saw the spaceship, we stopped
the car.
 This is the first time we’ve been to
Scotland.
 e h al f open
(both British and American)

 Half open, front

 Lips get slightly spread

 Met
 Set
 Net
 Pet
 W et
 Bet
 bed
 I’m getting the lunch ready.
 Were was your friend last night?
 The train left on time.
 I wasn’t very well last week.
 I posted the letter yesterday.
 We’ve eaten all the eggs.
 I’ve never ridden a motorbike in my life.
 We’ve lived here for ten years.
 æ open v owel
(both British and American)

 Open, front

 Lips get slightly spread

 Cat
 Rat
 Chat
 Fat
 S at
 That
 crack
 She faxes messages all over the world.
 She catches the early train.
 They live in a very nice flat.
 That man is an idiot.
 The bag weighed five kilos.
 The flat is clean.
 The farmer owns the land.
 The van crashed into the car.
 ʊ cl ose vo wel
(both British and American)

 Half open, central

 Lips get round

 Pull
 Full
 Put
 Foot
 Hood
 Could
 should
 We’re looking for a post office.
 What are you doing?
 Who is Vicky dancing with?
 You know the answer.
 We always do our shopping at Greenway.
 I think it’s a good program.
 What did you tell the police?
 Just do your work.
 ɒ h al f open
(only British)

 Half open, back

 Lips get slightly round

 P ot
 g ot
 Not
 Soft
 shot
 Of course this piano is heavy.
 I work at a sports shop.
 Tom always invites us to stay at Christmas.
 Holidays cost a lot of money.
 The box contained old books.
 The car did not stop.
 Soft music was playing.
 David was making lunch when the phone
rang.
 ^ h al f op en
(both British and American)
 Half open, central

 Lips position is neutral

 But
 Cut
 Nut
 Shut
 Hut
 Subtle
 I must get back to the office.
 My husband thinks so, too.
 I love parties.
 I come from Sweden.
 I won the game.
 The sun was shining.
 She hasn’t drunk her coffee.
 half o pen
e
(both British and American)

 Half open, central

 Lips position is neutral

 Away
 Cinema
 Balloon
 Asleep
 Zebra
 Awake
 uncle
 We don’t live far away.
 She appears very nervous.
 We arrived at the beach.
 You drove the right past me when I was
waiting for the bus.
 Emma has packed her case.
 How long have you been learning to drive?
 My parents have had this car for about ten
years.
Lon g Vowels
 i: cl ose vo wel
(both Br it is h a nd Amer ica n)

 Close, front

 Lips get slightly spread

 Meat
 E at
 Keep
 Seat
 Cheat
 Heat
 feet
 I have saved a seat for you.
 Reporting means a lot to her.
 I’m working at a sports shop for six weeks.
 I see your problem.
 People were walking in the park.
 I wasn’t dreaming.
 The weather has been awful.
 Have you seen this week’s magazine.
 u: cl ose v owel
(both Br it is h a nd Amer ica n)

 Close, back

 Lips get moderately round

 Food
 Rude
 Shoot
 Root
 Loose
 Soon
 moon
 We’re working on a new project.
 She bought boots at the new shoe shop.
 Where is my soup spoon.
 It was true that the crew knew how to fly
the plane to New York.
 How do you do?
 Who first flew to the moon.
 The boy ate fruit after his soup.
 ɔ: h al f o pen
(both Br it is h a nd Amer ica n)

 Half open, back

 Lips get strongly round

 Board
 Road
 Horse
 Mould
 Code
 Fourth
 load
 Fortunately their house is nearby.
 I’m doing a course at college.
 The number of cars on the road is
increasing.
 The coat fits.
 I’ve thought about it a lot.
 Has the post come this morning.
 This morning I saw a story about a new
law.
 a: o pen vo wel
(both Br it is h a nd Amer ica n)

 Open, back

 Lips position is neutral

 Dark
 Card
 Hard
 Bard
 Half
 Pass
 jar
 We have three cars.
 Emma passed her exams last year.
 The stars were twinkling.
 Have your course started yet?
 Your parcel has arrived.
 His heart beat fast in the park.
 The partnership finished after they argued.
 A dog’s bark can’t harm.
 hal f open
:e
(both Br it is h a nd Amer ica n)

 Half open, central

 Lips position is neutral

 Bird
 Fur
 Purse
 Curse
 Nurse
 Merge
 fern
 The earth is slowly getting warmer.
 I’ve learnt words.
 I’ve turned the heating on.
 I’ve ironed eight shirts.
 Sarah has been working for the company
for three years now.
 The bird was searching for worms.
 The girl curled her hair.