VOWEL SOUNDS

TFG / TFM

Names of the students who collaborate in this activity: 1.Luzón Vélez Rebeca Daniela 2.Medina Astudillo Adrián Alejandro 3.Muyulema Alvarez Kassandra Estefania 4.Nuñez Jimpikit María Angela

LEARNING ACTIVITY 3

• Apple
• Adventure
• Avenue
• Application
• At

• Act
• Ask
• Admit
• After
• Answer

• Duck
• Us
• Other
• Uncle
• Under
• Unless
• Upper
• Understand
• Unlikely
• Unusual

• shock
• off
• God
• log
• option

• odd
• sod
• rod
• knob
• pot

• yes
• head
• bed
• again
• excellent
• energy
• educate
• enter
• friend
• send

• ability
• above
• academic
• accident
• across
• action
• actual
• adapt
• addition
• address

• full
• look
• good
• put
• pure
• book
• would
• woman
• sugar
• cure

• It
• Lip
• building
• system
• symbol
• infant
• instant
• incdent
• impossible
• into

Open your mouth a little, the tongue is in the middle of the mouth and the lips should be relaxed

The tongue is elevated to a mid-high position. The jaw closes slightly and the lips leave a loose circle.

The back of your tongue is slightly raised from its resting position towards the soft part of the palate and the lips are slightly rounded.

The middle of the tongue rounds slightly upward and the sides of the tongue may lightly touch the top and bottom side teeth. The lips and jaw are relaxed.

The tongue and lips are relaxed. Its movement is minimal and the sound comes from the throat.

Short vowels

The body of the tongue is relaxed and set low in the mouth. The sides of the tongue lightly touch the bottom teeth during the informacion of the sound. The jaw is kept in a neutral position, and the lips are relaxed.

The tip of the tongue will touch the inside of the bottom front teeth. The body of the tongue is rounded slightly upward. The jaw is lowered and the lips are held apart, allowing the entire oral cavity to remain open.

ɑː

ɔː

• For
• Door
• Saw
• Walk
• Warm
• Horse
• Broad
• Before
• Poorest
• Morning

• Her
• Work
• Learn
• Person
• Word
• Turn
• First
• Early
• Service
• Girl

• Shock
• Box
• Odd
• On
• Honest
• Honor
• Onto
• Option
• Obvious
• Operate

• Soon
• School
• Food
• Drew
• Glue
• Rude
• True
• Flew
• Clue
• Who

• We
• Tea
• Keep
• Me
• Body
• Each
• Dream
• Piece
• Happy
• Free

The tongue touches the inside of the bottom teeth so that the top of the tongue is nearly even with the top of the bottom teeth. The lips are held open and kept rounded, but relaxed.

To create the "oo sound" /u/, the lips are pulled into a tense, small circle. In addition, the back of the tongue is raised to a high position and sides of the tongue may touch the top teeth at the back of the mouth.

To produce the sound put your tongue low and in the center of your mouth and stretch out your lips, then make a long voiced sound with your mouth relaxed.

The back of your tongue is raised halfway towards the soft part of the roof of the mouth.The /ɔ:/ sound is also a back mid-vowel sounds

The tongue is forward, with the body of the tongue near the tooth ridge, The sides of the tongue touch the top, side teeth during the sound.

ɜː

long vowels

u:

i:

• air
• care
• bear
• share
• rare
• glare
• stare
• fare
• mare
• compare

• near
• here
• fear
• peer
• clear
• deer
• steer
• gear
• cheer
• premier

• now
• cow
• how
• loud
• crowd
• round
• power
• flower
• towe
• shout

• go
• show
• know
• throw
• window
• below
• yellow
• hello
• fellow
• shadow

/eə/

/ɪə/

/aʊ/

/əʊ/

DIPHTHONGS

This represents the combination of the close-mid front unrounded vowel sound /e/ followed by a mid-central vowel sound /ə/.

This represents the combination of the short, near-close near-front unrounded vowel sound /ɪ/ followed by a mid-central vowel sound /ə/.

This represents the diphthong sound found in words like "house" or "cow." It starts with an open front unrounded vowel sound /a/

This represents the diphthong sound found in words like "go" or "show." It starts with a mid-central vowel sound /ə/

• oil
• boy
• joy
• point
• loyal
• voice
• choice
• enjoy
• avoid
• employee

The oi sound /ɔɪ/ i a two-soundvowel that ends in a brief /y sound/ /y/

• idea
• either
• item
• child
• while
• might
• five
• try
• why
• guy

Like vowels the diphthongs are all made through the mouth and are voiced which means that you vibrate you vocal chords to make the sound. The /aɪ/ sound is a combination of /æ/ and /ɪ/ or /i:/.

• able
• game
• age
• eight
• day
• play
• change
• away
• stay
• later

/ɔɪ/

/aɪ/

/eɪ/

Diphthong sound which means it is a combination of two vowel sounds that are pronounced wit hin the same syllable.
The /eɪ/ sound is a combination of /e/ and /ɪ/ or /i:/.

• tour
• pure
• sure
• m ature
• endure
• obscure
• secure
• assure
• allure
• premature

/ʊə/

DIPHTHONGS

This represents the combination of the near-close near-back rounded vowel sound /ʊ/ followed by a mid-central vowel sound /ə/.