The Diagram on Vowel Sounds

[i:]

Study the diagram below and read through the notice carefully.

NOTICE:

Open your mouth very little to make the sound [i:].

[i:] is a long sound.

 

 

[I]

Study the diagram below and read through the notice carefully.

NOTICE:

First practise the sound [i:].

Then open your mouth a little more.

[i:] is a long sound.

[I] is a short sound.

 

[e]

Study the diagram below and read through the notice carefully.

NOTICE:

First practise the sound [I].

Then open your mouth a little more.

[e] is a short sound.

 

 

[x]

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NOTICE:

First practise the sound [e].

Then open your mouth a little more.

 

[A]

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NOTICE:

First practise the sound [x].

Then put your tongue back a little.

[O] is a very short sound.

 

 

[a:]

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NOTICE:

Put your tongue down and back.

[Q:] is a long sound.

 

[O]

Study the diagram below and read through the notice carefully.

NOTICE:

First practise the sound [x].

Then put your tongue slightly back and bring your lips slightly forward.

[O] is a short sound.

 

[O:]

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NOTICE:

First practise the sound [O].

Then put the back of your tongue up a little.

[O:] is a long sound.

 

 

[u]

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NOTICE:

First practise the sound [O].

Then put the back of your tongue forward and up a little.

[u] is a short sound.

 

[u:]

Study the diagram below and read through the notice carefully.

NOTICE:

First practise the sound [u] again.

[u] is a short sound.

Then put your tongue up and back.

[u:] is a long sound.

 

[E:]

Study the diagram below and read through the notice carefully.

NOTICE:

First practise the sound [O:].

Then put your tongue forward and up a little.

[E:] is a long sound.

 

 

[q]

Study the diagram below and read through the notice carefully.

NOTICE:

First make the sound [E:].

This is a long sound.

Then make it very short. This is [q]

[q] is a very short sound.

 

[eI]

Study the diagram below and read through the notice carefully.

NOTICE:

This has two sounds: [e] and [I].

First make the sound [e].

Now make it longer: [eee].

Then add [I]. This is very short.

[eeeI].

 

 

[aI]

Study the diagram below and read through the notice carefully.

NOTICE:

This has two sounds: [a:] and [I].

First practise the sound [a:].

This is a long sound.

Then add [I].

This is a short sound.

[aI].

 

[OI]

Study the diagram below and read through the notice carefully.

NOTICE:

This has two sounds: [O:] and [I].

First say [O:].

Now make it longer: [OOO].

Then add [I]. This is very short.

[OOOI].

 

 

[au]

Study the diagram below and read through the notice carefully.

NOTICE:

This has two sounds.

First practise the sound [x].

Now add [u]. This is very short.

[au].

 

[qu]

Study the diagram below and read through the notice carefully.

NOTICE:

This has two sounds: [q] and [u].

First say [q].

Now make it longer: [qqq].

Then add [u]. This is very short.

[qqqu].

 

 

[Iq]

Study the diagram below and read through the notice carefully.

NOTICE:

This has two sounds: [I] and [q].

First make the sound [I].

Now add [q].

[Iq]

 

[Fq]

Study the diagram below and read through the notice carefully.

NOTICE:

This has two sounds.

First practise the sound [e].

Now make it longer.

Now add [q].

[Fq]