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Phonology Introduction To Vowels: Short Vowel Sounds Chart

This document provides an introduction to vowel sounds in English phonology. It includes charts that illustrate short and long vowel sounds with example words. Short vowel sounds are shown with single syllable words like "bat" and "met". Long vowel sounds are indicated by words where the vowel is followed by a consonant and an "e", changing the vowel from short to long, like "made" from "mad". The document aims to familiarize the reader with common vowel phonemes in English.

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Phonology Introduction To Vowels: Short Vowel Sounds Chart

This document provides an introduction to vowel sounds in English phonology. It includes charts that illustrate short and long vowel sounds with example words. Short vowel sounds are shown with single syllable words like "bat" and "met". Long vowel sounds are indicated by words where the vowel is followed by a consonant and an "e", changing the vowel from short to long, like "made" from "mad". The document aims to familiarize the reader with common vowel phonemes in English.

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PHONOLOGY

INTRODUCTION TO VOWELS

A as in apple or ant (aah)

E as in enter or elephant (eh)

I as in inch or it (same as above)

O as in off or on

U as in up or under (uh)

Short Vowel Sounds Chart

bat met fit mop nut

fat get inch top cup

pan pet pit pop pup

can jet lit stop cut

fan set sit toss duck

bat bet bit bot but

sat set sit sun

pat pet pit pot pun

mat met mitt mutt

Long Vowel Sounds Chart

The vowel says its own name

A as in ache or table

E as in eat or meet

I as in ice or like
O as in open or more

U as in unicorn or tune

(Y sometimes sounds like an E as in funny or like an I as in fly)

Practice long vowel sounds - When a word has a vowel followed by a consonant and an e, the vowel
sound changes from a short vowel to a long vowel.

Example: mad -> made

bit bite mat mate

cap cape rat rate

can cane rob robe

hat hate tub tube

kit kite sit site

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