In this lesson we’ll continue learning the vowel sounds.
Review
Review the American English phonetic chart:
And review the British English vowels:
IPA Reading
Although we haven’t learned all of the following sounds yet, see if you can read the words below:
| kip | mi:t |
| pɪg | bɪt |
| ‘rɛdi | frend |
| mæn | mæd |
| frɑg | ɑ:t |
| lɔ | kɒp |
| kʊd | ‘wɔ:tə |
| blu | gʊd |
| bʌs | fu:d |
| ə’gɛn | kʌp |
Diphthongs
Diphthongs are two vowel sounds that are said together.
- eɪ
- aɪ
- aʊ
- ɔɪ
- oʊ
The /eɪ/ sound
Words
age, safe, may, late, save, ABC, change, May, day, able
Comparison
- bit, bate, bet
- rid, raid, red
- Bic, bake, Beck
- min, main, men
Phrases
- rave cave
- save the date
- no pain no gain
- Rain rain go away, come again another day.
Song
Edelweiss is a German word, but when said in English it is pronounced /’eɪdəɫvaɪs/.
The /aɪ/ sound
Words
I’m, like, island, aisle, bite, fly, why, idle, kind, night
Comparison
- bike, back
- height, hat
- mice, mass
Phrases
- I don’t want to die.
- why oh why
- tie a tie
- fly high
- my eye
The /aʊ/ sound
Words
out, loud, cow, down, clown, ouch, mouth, router, sound
Phrases
- speak out load
- how now brown cow
- downtown
- bow wow
The /ɔɪ/ sound
Words
oil, toy, voice, boy, royal, soil, oink, annoy, moist
Phrases
- moist soil
- a toy boy
- boiling oil
- enjoy your meal
Tongue Twister
Any noise annoys an oyster, but a noisy noise annoys an oyster most.
Song
The /oʊ/ sound
Words
oath, cove, low, snow, only, doe, no, wrote, rode, loathe, loath, toe
Phrases
- oh no
- so low
- row, row, row your boat
- I don’t know
Song
Row row row your boat
Gently down the stream
Merrily merrily merrily merrily
Life is but a dream.
Dictation practice
Using the app, select the vowels that we have studied so far. Then practice writing the sounds that you hear.