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Vowel Comparison

It can be helpful to see all of the Vowel sounds of American English in a row.  How does the mouth move, what has to change to make the different sounds?

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Video Text:

[α] (‘ah’ as in ‘father’) … [ɔ] (‘aw’ as in ‘law’) … [æ] (‘aa’ as in ‘bat’) … [ε] (‘eh’ as in ‘bed’) [ɪ] (‘ih’ as in ‘sit’) … [i] (‘ee’ as in ‘she’) … [u] (‘oo’ as in ‘boo’) … [ʊ] (‘uh’ as in ‘pull’) [ʌ] (‘uh’ as in ‘butter’) … [ə] (‘uh’ as in ‘supply’) … [ɜ] (‘er’ as in ‘her’) [x3] [α] (‘ah’ as in ‘father’) [ɔ] (‘aw’ as in ‘law’) … [æ] (‘aa’ as in ‘bat’) … [ε] (‘eh’ as in ‘bed’) … [ɪ] (‘ih’ as in ‘sit’) … [i] (‘ee’ as in ‘she’) … [u] (‘oo’ as in ‘boo’) … [ʊ] (‘uh’ as in ‘pull’) … [ʌ] (‘uh’ as in ‘butter’) … [ə] (‘uh’ as in ‘supply’) … [ɜ] (‘er’ as in ‘her’) [x3] [α] (‘ah’ as in ‘father’) … [ɔ] (‘aw’ as in ‘law’) … [æ] (‘aa’ as in ‘bat’) … [ε] (‘eh’ as in ‘bed’) … [ɪ] (‘ih’ as in ‘sit’) … [i] (‘ee’ as in ‘she’) … [u] (‘oo’ as in ‘boo’) … [ʊ] (‘uh’ as in ‘pull’) … [ʌ] (‘uh’ as in ‘butter’) … [ə] (‘uh’ as in ‘supply’) … [ɜ] (‘er’ as in ‘her’) [x3]

Video:

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Filed Under: AA [æ] as in BAT, AH [ɑ] as in FATHER, AW [ɔ] as in LAW, EE [i] as in SHE, EH [ɛ] as in BED, IH [ɪ] as in SIT, OO [u] as in BOO, UH [ə] as in SUPPLY - the SCHWA, UH [ʊ] as in BOOK, UH [ʌ] as in BUTTER, UR [ɜ] as in BIRD, Videos

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