PRONUNCIATION VOWELS

BY M. IRSAN AMAR 06011282328028

/ay/ wide

/aw/ house

/oy/ boy
VOWEL
/ay/ wide

/ɑɪ/ is a diphthong, which is a

combination of two different
vowel sounds. To begin, place your
tongue low in your mouth, and
shifted toward the back, to say /ɑ/.
Then, as you vibrate your vocal
cords, lift your tongue high in the
mouth and shift it forward, to
say /ɪ/.
Spellings for /ay/

i Time invinte Friday mind

Igh high light
Y cry apply
ie die lie

Uy buy guy
Eigh height
Ai aisle
Ey eye
VOWEL
/aw/ House

To make this vowel, the jaw drops and

the tongue shifts back. The tip of the
tongue doesn’t touch anything. The lips
flare a bit.
Spellings for /aw/

Ou Surround
house
Ow Crowd allow

Ough bough drought

Vowel
/oy/ boy

The OY diphthong is made

up of these two vowels, /ɔ/
and /ɪ/.The jaw is a little
more closed and the tongue
is a little higher in the final
sound of OY
Spellings for /oy/

Oi voice noise
Oy toy employ
Exercise 1

/ay/ /aw/ /oy/

Science prizes A crowded house Boys’ toys

The right to A countdown Loyal employer
privacy The town’s boundary Spoiled boys
A bike ride Loud shouting Annoying noises
A tiny island
 Exercise 2

/ay/ /I/
a. Collide b. Collision
a. decide b. Decision
a. crime b. Criminal
a. wise b. Wisdom
a. cycle b. Cyclical
a. hide b. hidden
 Exercise 3
Alternating vowel (A) and Same vowel (S)

WIDE - WIDTH A STYLE – STYLIST S

DIVIDE – DIVISION A WILD – WILDERNESS A
TYPE – TYPICAL A
GUIDE - GUIDANCE S MILD – MILDNESS S
EXCITE – EXCITEMENT S PRECISE – PRECISION A
DIVINE – DIVINITY A LINE – LINEAR A
BITE – BITTEN A REVISE – REVISION A

BIKE – BICYCLE A