ə ɑ ē I ɛ

ā
ƆI

aƱ æ
ī ō ü
Ɔ Ʊ
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The Schwa /ə/ “uh”

ago again away behind

banana item enemy dollar able
people single doesn’t isn’t
hasn’t hadn’t couldn’t didn’t
wasn’t shouldn’t wouldn’t
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The /ɑ/ “ah”

army argue artist armor octopus

barking apart alarm father watcher
department apartment knowledge
hard harm sharp mark sharp
arm ward farmer barking large
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The /ɑ/ “ah”

• barking dog
• father’s alarm clock
• college soccer team
• apartment of Arthur
• sharp object
• farmer’s product
• large octopus
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The /ē/ “iy”

equal even evil east easy season

jeans reason female we noisy
lovely see plenty jelly happy

amoeba people cheap beach feel

receive taxi believe repeat

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The /ē/ “iy”

• sticky honey
• sleepy lady
• rainy season
• crunchy candy
• noisy city
• eager beaver
• sweet cookie
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The /I/

Inn inner inside improve if ill

Idiom kid symbol rich gym his

women English insist sinking
thinking finish building dentist
music instead business guitar
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The /ɛ/

exercise excellent episode edit

elbow energy extra any anyone
again said bread secretary bet
bread healthy many general

leonard leopard guest friend

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The /ɛ/
• I have to exercise again
tomorrow.
• Is he an excellent dentist?
• Everyone says the red bed is for
the Head of the States.
• I can’t imagine the energy of my
friend’s secretary.
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The /ā/ “eiy”

agent April able age ace ache

afraid explain amazing eraser
vacation weigh obey say birthday
station stay away they page
same name gate take plane eight
straight great ate
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The /ā/ “eiy”

• Eight potatoes
• They obeyed
• Stay away
• Birthday today
• Number eighty-eight
• Afraid to explain
• Amazing vacation
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The /æ/

accent adverb adjective answer

advance attraction banana
exactly apple pineapple pants
understand photograph paragraph
has have had tap back cat
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The /ü/ “long uw”

room too school food

soup avenue juice fruit
shoe blue two afternoon
through suit lose
who flu gloomy
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The /ü/ “long uw”

• Lieutenant Sue
• Blue shoe
• To school too
• Gloomy Tuesday
• Pool room
• Zoo Avenue
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The /Ʊ/ “short u”

full bull bush cookie stood

wood poor output took foot
good cook bully would could
should put push look book
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The /ō/ “ow”

over owner oh old only bone

phone home stone soul
shoulder coat rose slow window
go zero throw show hoe
pillow Joe no arrow elbow
piano boat cone note mango
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The /Ɔ/

aura often all awful orient

autograph audience broad call
gone long wrong song lawn
lawyer golf faucet tall hall

thought fought ought bought

sought brought
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The /Ɔ/
• I saw a small ball in the local
mall.
• The author taught us how to write
short stories.
• Almost all people in Korea are
tall.
• He always plays the organ to call
attention.
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The /ī/ “aiy”

ice I’m ironic island identity

guide mile bike piracy spider my
fly try sign testify magnify lie
why buy tonight denied might
isolate idol idea high light type
rhyme bright
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The /ī/ “aiy”

• isolated island
• magnify the icon
• ironic try
• denied the identity
• wise guide
• idea of the idol
• nice try
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The /aƱ / “æow”

about proud house mouse

ground sound shout cloud
scout loud bow how crown
cow brown down town power
tower flower foul hour flour
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The /ƆI / “oiy”

annoy destroy enjoy boy soy

coin spoil boil join moist spoil
noise point oil poison joy toy
royal loyal oyster
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The /ƆI / “oiy”

• The boy enjoys the toy.
• Avoid the poisonous oil.
• Roys is a coy but a joyful young
boy.
• The noisy toy is annoying Troy.
• Can moist spoil?
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The /I/ The /ē/
bit beat
sit seat
rip reap
lip leap
list lease
did deed
hill heel
pill peel
lick leak
bitch beach
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The /ɛ/ The /ā/
met mate
red raid
sell sail
wet wait
sent saint
men main
pepper paper
wetter waiter
s ace
bet bait
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The /ō/ The /Ɔ/
loan lawn
boat bought
coat caught
oaf off
loafed loft
bowl ball
own on
boast bossed
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The / aƱ /
loud The / ō /
snout load
sour snow
brown sower
now bro
how know
bound hoe
out boned
couch oath
coach