Basic

Vowel Consonant

All 16 English Vowel Sounds (with Examples)

1. Short Vowels (Monophthongs)

| Sound | IPA Symbol | Example Words (UK/US) | |——-|————|————————| | /æ/ | æ | cat, hat, map | | /ɛ/ | e | bed, leg, red | | /ɪ/ | ɪ | sit, big, fill | | /ɒ/ | ɒ (UK) | hot, lot, rock (British) | | /ʌ/ | ʌ | cup, luck, bus | | /ʊ/ | ʊ | foot, put, woman |

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2. Long Vowels (Monophthongs)

| Sound | IPA Symbol | Example Words | |——-|————|—————| | /iː/ | iː | see, **me, **heat | | /ɑː/ | ɑː | father, car, palm | | /ɔː/ | ɔː | saw, **caught, talk | | /uː/ | uː | boot, food, blue** | | /ɜː/ | ɜː | bird, work, fur** |

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3. Diphthongs (Gliding Vowels)

| Sound | IPA Symbol | Example Words | |——-|————|—————| | /eɪ/ | eɪ | make, day, rain | | /aɪ/ | aɪ | my, **tie, **buy** | | /ɔɪ/ | ɔɪ | boy, **coin, joy** | | /əʊ/ | əʊ (UK), oʊ (US) | go, **home, boat | | /aʊ/ | aʊ | now, **house, cow** | | /ɪə/ | ɪə (UK) | here, **beer, **near** (British) | | /eə/ | eə (UK) | hair, **bear, **where** (British) |

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4. R-Controlled Vowels (Vowel + /r/)

| Sound | IPA Symbol | Example Words | |——-|————|—————| | /ɑːr/ | ɑːr | car, **star, **far** | | /ɜːr/ | ɜːr | bird, work, nurse | | /ɔːr/ | ɔːr | for, **north, sport |

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Summary Table (16 Vowel Sounds)

| Type | Sounds (IPA) | |—————–|—————————-| | Short | /æ, ɛ, ɪ, ɒ, ʌ, ʊ/ | | Long | /iː, ɑː, ɔː, uː, ɜː/ | | Diphthongs | /eɪ, aɪ, ɔɪ, əʊ, aʊ, ɪə, eə/ | | R-Controlled| /ɑːr, ɜːr, ɔːr/ |

Tips for Pronunciation:

  1. Short vs. Long:
    • /ɪ/ (short) → sit vs. /iː/ (long) → seat.
  2. Diphthongs glide:
    • /aɪ/ = “ah” + “ee” (like I).
  3. R-controlled vowels:
    • Americans emphasize the /r/; British often omit it.

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Correction

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  1. th thr tr Throw threw through /θru/- Though Throughput through throw thorough thorn thong throne https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GDwlkidXYtc https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yx1crUwT10A
  2. 结尾或中间 L R M N L: milk R: four for fore

3.ə “ʌ”, “æ” and “α” https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1UCRonoyFpw

华人英语发音最常见的10个错误 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8SdYhInBGuY

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http://www.pronouncekiwi.com Q&A: How to pronounce GHOSTS, ASKS, GUESTS https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tQKM27s-dac strong sounds: S N L weak: d t th How to Pronounce “ʌ”, “æ” and “α” https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9rIpvlXddl8 hot hat hut Training words: Accurate enthusiastic Execute legitimate matriculation Measuring Effectiveness Corollary Illustrate Deviation Appropriate Alternative convergence thresholds throttle Surveillance Cohesive cohesion Encapsulation Velocity Accuracy Adequacy Alleged Adhere explicitly tertiary facet packet plagiarism algorithm Sophisticated monolith Anxious Physiology Interior Acronym Negligible Negligent fraudulent malicious Amateur angel Succinctly pedestrian Encyclopedia Psychology Technology epiphany Liaison Pragmatism longitudinal horizontal substract lieu kiosk Collision rigorous analogous Leisure Exponentially applicability enthusiasm Vacuum

容易读错 a-z

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重读意思大不同

execute vowel元音 http://www.hjenglish.com/zimu/yuanyinzimu/ 元音发音( a/an) vs 元音字母 voiced-unvoiced th r(in middle of words)

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同音不同词

cycle circle salary celery serial cereal madder matter partial parcel inquiry enquiry plane plain [pleɪn] chilly chilli prosecute 起诉prostitute妓女 persecute ˈpɜ:sɪkju:t （尤指宗教或政治信仰的） 迫害; 烦扰，困扰; 强求，死缠着要; toe tow trunk chunk old owed

误读

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English: How to Pronounce T and D consonants: American Accent https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AzZswz8na5c

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Spelling

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