Short Vowels
IPA Symbol | Word examples |
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æ | Cat, hand, nap, flat, have. |
ʌ | Fun, love, money, one, London, come. |
ʊ | Put, look, should, cook, book, look. |
ɒ | Rob, top, watch, squat, sausage. |
What are the 20 vowel sounds with examples of?
English has 20 vowel sounds. Short vowels in the IPA are /ɪ/-pit, /e/-pet, /æ/-pat, /ʌ/-cut, /ʊ/-put, /ɒ/-dog, /ə/-about. Long vowels in the IPA are /i:/-week, /ɑ:/-hard,/ɔ:/-fork,/ɜ:/-heard, /u:/-boot.
What is the vowel symbol?
The major vowel symbols, [a], [e], [i], [o], and [u], represent the sounds that the corresponding letters do in the spelling systems of many European languages, such as Spanish and Italian or, to a lesser extent, French or German.