Pronouncing Vowel Sounds

 In order to make vowel sounds, different parts of

the mouth are used:
 Jaw (open or closed)
 Tongue (high or low, front or back)
 Lips (stretched back or rounded)

 ooh ah ee o I
 The IPA is a set of universal letter symbols,
each representing an individual sound in
speech.
 It can be used with any language.
 It will help you familiarize yourself with
words in terms of sounds and help you identify
pronunciation errors.

   /i/   /a/   /u/

 /I/ and /i/

 Look at the IPA symbols and sort the

following words according to their vowel
sound:

 pick, peek, pin, peak, if, me.

Let’s Check

/i/ /e/

pick peek

pin peak

if me
1. foot good could food

2. eat treat threat meat

3. itch mild fill pin

4. close most lost hose

5. sew threw blew grew

1. foot good could food

2. eat treat threat meat

3. itch mild fill pin

4. close most lost hose

5. sew threw blew grew

 bill, credit, minutes, history /I/ (sounds
like in)
 usual, dispute (sounds like “you” )
 web site, credit, reference /ε/ (sounds
like pen)
 vary (sounds like ar)
 notify, authorize, verify (sounds like “I”)
 stolen, social, phone /o/ (sounds like
“oh”)