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Vowels and Vowel Rules
B:Alphabet vowel sounds
Listen to the names of the English vowel letters.
a,e,i,o,u
Sometimes vowel letters are pronounced like their letter names. These sounds are called the alphabet vowel sounds. The alphabet vowel sounds are pronounced with a small change in the sound ate the end. This change is called the off-glide
E: Listening to alphabet vowel sounds
Listen to the alphabet vowel sounds in these keywords.
/e(y)/ /i(y)/ /a(y)/ /o(w)/ /u(w)/
cake tea ice cone blue
Note: In some words, the alphabet vowel sound for the letter -u- is pronounced /yu(w)/ , as in "cube" . The sound /u(w)/ as om "blue", however, is is more common. In this online course, the symbol /u(w)/ will be used for both these pronunciations.
Listen to the alphabet vowel sounds in these other words.
/e(y)/ /i(y)/ /a(y)/ /o(w)/ /u(w)/
mail leaf lime phone tune
I: Relative vowel sounds
Vowel letters are not always pronounced with their alphabet vowel sounds. Often a vowel letter is pronounced with a relative vowel sound. This sound is related to the alphabet vowel sound, but it has a different sound and there is no off-glide.
Listen to the relative vowel sounds in these key words.
/æ/ /ɛ/ /I/ /a/ /ʌ/
pan ten is top cut
Listen to the relative vowel sounds in these other words.
/æ/ /ɛ/ /I/ /a/ /ʌ/
back jet sip lock cup
fan French pin pot jump
half leg kick flock fun
clap send wrist clock gum
J:Which word do you hear
Listen. Mark the column for the word that is different. The word that is different has a relative vowel sound.
Aid Add Aid
You will not see the words. Try to determine the relative vowel sound of each word above.
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