Table

Here’s a table of the vowels in English.

Symbol Word Transcription More Examples
[i:] fee [fi:] she, cream, believe, receive, heed, meet
[ɪ] fit [fɪt] hit, income, definition, been (for some)
[u:] boot [bu:t] do, two, loose, brew, shoe, through
[ʊ] book [bʊk] put, hood
[e] let [let] led, head, says, said, sever, guest
[ə] the [ðə] above, about, collide, should, nurse (for some)
[ɜː] bird [bɜːd] girl, circuit, dress, square
[ɔ:] fought [fɔ:t] saw, paw, caught, normal, all
[æ] bat [bæt] had, lab, racket, laugh, pal
[ʌ] shut [ʃʌt] cut, other, udder, tough, lucky, flood
[ɒ] rob [rɒb] cot, body, what
[ɑː] hard [hɑːd] card, far, yard, father, start
[aʊ] crowd [kraʊd] (to) house, plough, bough
[əʊ] note [nəʊt] no, throat, though, slow, toe, oaf
[ʌɪ] lies [lʌɪz] my, bye, tide, thigh, buy, price
[eɪ] mate [meɪt] they, clay, grain, gauge, engage, great, sleigh
[ɔɪ] boy [bɔɪ] voice, boil, toy

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