VOWELS TONGUE JAW LIP TENSION LENGTH EXAMPLES

POSITION HEIGHT POSITION

/i/
FRONT HIGH UNROUNDED TENSE LONG BEAT

/I/
FRONT HIGH UNROUNDED LAX SHORT BIT

/e/
FRONT MID UNROUNDED TENSE LONG BAIT

/E/
FRONT MID UNROUNDED LAX SHORT BET

/ æ/
FRONT LOW UNROUNDED LAX LONG BAT

/a/
CENTER LOW ROUNDED TENSE SHORT HOT

/ u/
BACK HIGH ROUNDED TENSE LONG SPOON

/U/
BACK HIGH ROUNDED LAX SHORT PUT

/o/
BACK MID ROUNDED TENSE LONG BOAT

/ ͻ/
BACK LOW ROUNDED LAX SHORT BOUGHT

/ ə/
CENTER MID UNROUNDED TENSE SHORT BUT
CONSONANTS VOICING P.O.A M.O.A EXAMPLES
/p/ voiceless bilabial stops pen

/b/ voiced bilabial stops ball

/t/ voiceless alveolar stops two

/d/ voiced alveolar stops dog

/tS/ voiceless alveolar affricates church

/dz/ voiced alveolar affricates jam

/f/ Voiceless Labio-dental fricatives fan

/v/ voiced Labio-dental fricatives van

/θ/ voiceless dental fricatives three

/ð/ voiced dental fricatives the

/S/ Voiceless palatal fricatives shoe

/Z/ voiced palatal fricatives pleasure

/s/ voiceless alveolar Fricatives snake

/z/ voiced alveolar fricatives zoo

/m/ voiced bilabial nasal man

/n/ voiced alveolar nasal nine

/ ŋ/ voiced velar nasal ring

/h/ voiceless glottal fricatives happy

/l/ voiced alveolar lateral like

/r/ voiced Post alveolar fricatives red

/w/ voiced bilabial Semi-vowels wind

/wh/ voiced bilabial Semi-vowels why

/y/ voiced palatal Semi-vowels yes

/k/ voiceless velar stops cake

/g/ voiced velar stops goat