English Phonetics
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Common English Vowels
 Lips spread; Tongue body high and front; jaw closed
 Lips slightly spread; Tongue body high and central; jaw closed; short sound
 Lips slightly spread; Tongue body central; jaw mid closed; short sound
 Lips slightly spread; Tongue body central; jaw mid open
 Lips relaxed; Tongue low and back; jaw mid open; short sound
 Lips relaxed; Tongue low and back; jaw open
 Lips rounded; Tongue centre and back; Jaw mid open
 Lips slightly rounded; Tongue curved back; Jaw mid closed
 Lips tighly rounded; Tongue low and back; jaw closed
 Lips tightly rounded; Tongue low and back; jaw closed; short sound
 Lips relaxed; Tongue central; jaw mid closed; short sound
Common English diphthongs
Vowel /e/ + consonant /j/ Vowel /ɔ/ + consonant /w/ Vowel /a/ + consonant /j/
/eɪ/ /oʊ/ /aɪ/
Vowel /a/ + Consonant /w/ Vowel /ɔ/ + Consonant /j/
/aʊ/ /ɔɪ/
Common English Consonants
Voiceless Consonants Voiced Consonants
(THROAT SHOULD NOT VIBRATE) (THROAT SHOULD VIBRATE)
CLICK HERE TO HEAR THE ENGLISH VOWELS & THEIR SPELLINGS
PS: Please note that the above vowels were pronounced with strong emphasis so that learners could clearly distinguish them. Some of these sounds might sound slightly different when uttered in the course of a natural speech. The ear of a second language learner fliters the English sounds in a more complex manner than that of a native English speaker.
PS: Please note that the above consonants were pronounced with strong emphasis so that learners could clearly distinguish them. Some of these sounds might sound slightly different when uttered in the course of a natural speech. The ear of a second language learner fliters the English sounds in a more complex manner than that of a native English speaker.
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