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EXAMPLES
Vowel Pronunciation
English Orthography
Definitions
Minimal Pairs
100
Which vowel is unrounded: /æ/ or /ɔ/?
/æ/
100
/i/
As in "she"
100
/stip/   
steep
100
What is a phoneme that is produced without any appreciable constriction or blockage of air flow in the vocal tract?
vowel
100
mild
mold
200
Which vowel is rounded: /i/ or /u/ ?
/u/
200
/u/
As in "moon"
200
/kreɪn/
crane
200
What are vowel sounds that have two distinct articulatory positions?
Diphthongs
200
deep
dip
300
Which word is NOT a diphthong: say, cat, sound?
cat
300
/ʊ/
As in "could"
300
/mud/
mood
300
What is the process where vowels may take on nasal quality due to the phonemic environment of the word?
Nasalization
300
grade
grid
400
Which of the following is an r-colored vowel: rat or fear?
fear
400
/ɑ/
As in “rotten”, “father”, “cause”
400
/tupeɪ/
toupee
400
r-colored vowels possess an auditory quality known as?
Rhotacization
400
school
skill
500
Are the following vowels tense or lax? /i, e, u, o/
tense
500
/eɪ/
As in Sunday, away, and table
500
/ɪvoʊk/
evoke
500
This refers to how high (or low) in the oral cavity the tongue is when producing a particular vowel.
Tongue Height
500
bread
braid