Short Vowels

 Produced by a short sound.

 “eh”

 Capital I = short i
 Y is sounded as the short I
 Schwa sound
 A schwa sound is a vowel sound not
prominently or distinctly heard bc it’s
overpowered by the consonant.
 Initial = sound heard at the beginning of a word
 Medial sound = sound found in the middle of
the word
 Last sound = the final sound

All short sounds are produced shortly or abruptly

 “Ah”  Ugh
 The way you produce the word is a little 
slanted.

 Ah
 Ah goes down
 Open your mouth and as you produce the sun,
the tongue is found on the lower part of the
teeth

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LONG VOWELS

 Small I = long
“Aah”
 Amnesia – s becomes z

 “ehr"
 Swarey – soiree

Diphthongs
 Sounds belonging to the vowel sound
 Combination of two vowels sounds produced as
one

 “auh”

[ai]

 Oooh
 Coup = coo
 Soothe – hard th

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Consonant Sounds

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