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Short Vowel Sounds
Short vowels are quick, relaxed sounds. They do not say the letter name. Phonetic Sound Example Normal alphabet Word /æ/ cat a /e/ bed e /ɪ/ sit i /ɒ/ hot o /ʌ/ cup u Practice: cat – bed – sit – hot – cup Long Vowel Sounds Long vowels are stretched sounds. They often sound like the name of the vowel letter. Phonetic Sound Example Normal Alphabet Word /eɪ/ cake a /iː/ see e /aɪ/ time i /oʊ/ go o /uː/ food u Practice: cake – see – time – go – food Key Differences  Short vowels → quick sounds (cat)   Long vowels → long sounds (cake) 
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Short vowels
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VOWEL SOUND
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International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA) CONSONANTS
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MONOPHTHONGS (Pure Vowels)
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Monophthong Part II
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Diphthongs-Two Vowel Sounds
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Vowel Sounds: Short & Long (Complete Guide)

Diphthongs are complex vowel sounds that begin with one vowel sound and glide into another within the same syllable.

  1. /eɪ/:  Face /feɪs/ Day /deɪ/ Play /pleɪ/ Rain /reɪn/

/aɪ/: Time /taɪm/Fine /faɪn/Bright /braɪt/Sky /skaɪ/

/bɔɪ/:  Boy /bɔɪ/Coin /kɔɪn/Voice /vɔɪs/Enjoy/ɪnˈdʒɔɪ/

/aʊ/: House /haʊs/Out /aʊt/Around /əˈraʊnd/Now /naʊ/

/əʊ/: Go /ɡəʊ/Show /ʃəʊ/Boat /bəʊt/Snow/snəʊ

/ɪə/: Near /nɪə/Clear /klɪə/Dear /dɪə/Fear /fɪə/

/eə/: Air /eə/Care /keə/Share /ʃeə/There /ðeə/

/ʊə/: Cure /kjʊə/Pure /pjʊə/Sure /ʃʊə/Tour /tʊə/

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