Front Vowels
This high front unrounded vowel is found in the English word "fleece".
What is /i/?
This high back rounded vowel is in the word "goose".
What is /u/?
This mid-central vowel is commonly called "schwa".
What is /ə/?
What is a diphthong?
What is a vowel sound that glides from one quality to another within the same syllable?
What are minimal pairs?
What are pairs of words that have different meanings but differ by only one phoneme in the same position?
This high front lax unrounded vowel appears in "kit".
What is /I/?
/ʊ/ is the vowel in "foot". Is it tense or lax?
What IPA symbol represents the stressed version of schwa?
What is /ʌ/?
Which diphthong is in the word "goat"?
What is /oʊ/?
Transcribe coining
What is /kɔɪnIŋ/?
This vowel is represented by the IPA symbol /e/. What is its tongue height and rounding?
What is high-mid, unrounded?
This mid-back rounded vowel is represented by the IPA symbol /o/. What are its height, advancement, and rounding?
What is high-mid, back, and rounded?
What central vowel is tense?
What is /ɝ/?
Name a diphthong found in the word "choice".
What is /ɔɪ/?
Transcribe pioneer
What is /paIənIɚ/?
This vowel /ɛ/ appears in the word "dress". What's its height and advancement?
What is low-mid, front?
This open back unrounded vowel appears in "father".
What is /ɑ/?
Is /ə/ typically found in stressed or unstressed syllables?
What is unstressed?
Transcribe merry
What is /mɛɚi/?
Out of the following pairs, which are minimal pairs:
Sheep, ship
Box, Bot
Cot, caught
Stick, Sleek
Pole, Roll
What is: sheep, ship; pole, roll; cot, caught?
Transcribe best
What is /bɛst/?
Transcribe thoughtful
What is /θɔtfʊl/?
What is the main difference between /ɚ/ and /ɝ/?
What is /ɝ/ is stressed?
Transcribe pie
What is/paI/?
Transcribe before
What is /bifɔɚ/?