INSTITUTO DE EDUCACIÓN SUPERIOR JUAN MANTOVANI

Profesorado en Inglés
PHONETICS & PHONOLOGY Prof. Lic. Andrea E. Mateo

Vowel n° 1: / iː /

Front, between close and half-close.

Long but subject to quantity variations.
The lips are slightly spread.
(beat, mean, peace)

Vowel n° 2: / ɪ /

Retracted, half-close. Generally short.

The lips are slightly spread.
(bit, pin, fish)

Vowel n° 3: / e /
Front. Mid. Usually short.
The lips are slightly spread.
(bet, men, yes)

Vowel n° 4: / æ /
Front, between half-open and open.
Normally short, but long in lab, bad,
man, etc.
The lips are slightly spread.
 INSTITUTO DE EDUCACIÓN SUPERIOR JUAN MANTOVANI
Profesorado en Inglés
PHONETICS & PHONOLOGY Prof. Lic. Andrea E. Mateo

Vowel n° 5: / ɑː /

Back, open, unrounded (lip position is

neutral). Although relatively long,
it undergoes variations of length.
(card, half, pass, ask, heart)

Vowel n° 6: / ɒ /

Back, open. Normally short.

The lips are slightly rounded.
(pot, gone, cross)

Vowel n° 7: / ɔː /

Back, mid. Usually long but

subject to quantity variations.
The lips are strongly rounded.
(board, torn, horse)

Vowel n° 8: / ʊ /

Advanced, half-close. Generally short.

Slight lip-rounding.
(put, pull, push)
 INSTITUTO DE EDUCACIÓN SUPERIOR JUAN MANTOVANI
Profesorado en Inglés
PHONETICS & PHONOLOGY Prof. Lic. Andrea E. Mateo

Vowel n° 9: / uː /

Back, between close and half-close.

Generally long but subject to length
variations. Lips moderately rounded.
(food, soon, loose)

Vowel n° 10: / ʌ /

Central, between half-open and open.

Normally short.
The lip position is neutral.
(cut, rush, tough)

Vowel n° 11: / ɜː /

Mid, central. Generally long but subject

to length variations.
Lips unrounded (neutral).
(bird, curl, purse)

Vowel n° 12: / ə /

Mid, central. Lips unrounded.

More open in final, open syllables.
(camera, doctor, about)