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The English Language has a
total of forty-four sounds. There are twenty vowels and twenty-four consonant
sounds.
The
English vowel sounds are identified below:
Pure Vowels
1. /i:/
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Bee /bi:/, tea /ti:/
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2. /i/
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Hill /hil/, hymn /him/
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3. /e/
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Egg /eg/ , bread /bred/
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4. /á´‚/
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Bat /bá´‚t/,
man /má´‚n/
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5. /a:/
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Arm /a:m/,
card /ka:d/
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6. /Ɔ/
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Pot /pƆt/,
want /wƆnt/
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7. /Ɔ:/
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Saw /sƆ:/,
storm /stƆm/
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8. /Ʊ/
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Book /bƱk/,
foot /fƱt/
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9. /Ʊ:/
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You /jƱ:/,
two /tƱ:/
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10. /É…/
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Sun /sÉ…n/,
love /lÉ…v/
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11. /З:/
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First /fз:st/,
work /wз:k/
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12. /É™/
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Ago /əgəƱ/,
wiper
/waipÉ™/
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Diphthongs
1. /ei/
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Way /wei/, take /teik/
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2. /əƱ/
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Toe /təƱ/, flow /fləƱ/
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3. /ai/
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Sky /skai/, wife /waif/
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4. /aƱ/
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Cow /kau/, house /haus/
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5. /Ɔi/
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Boy /bƆi/, coin /kƆin/
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6. /iÉ™/
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Ear /iÉ™/, here /hiÉ™/
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7. /eÉ™/
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Air /eə/, share /ʃeə/
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8. /Ʊə/
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Sure /ʃƱə/, poor /pƱə/
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