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International

Phonetic Alphabet 

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The FiveFundamental

Vowel Sounds

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The Vietor Triangle

front   back

i (see)

day (e)

a (far)

o (go)

u (too)

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The Eleven Vowels

of American

English

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front   back

i (beat)

I (bit)

e (bait)

(bet)

æ (bat)

u (boot)

ʊ (put)

O (boat)

ɔ (bought)

ʌ (bus)

a (pot)

The Vietor Triangle

mid

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i (beat)

I (bit)

e (bait)

(bet)

æ (bat)

a (pot)

u (boot)

ʊ (put)

O (boat)

ɔ (bought)ʌ (bus)

backfront

mid

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ox got drop rock

God mop shop model

massage cop frog orange

alms sock doll job

Oscar shock flock mob

odd palm spot plot

pot bottom pomp top

[a]

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dug sun southern shut

truck love among club

up rush cough puppy

under dull flourish money

us dumb puddle funny

ulcer rough nourish blood

oven dove butter glove

[ʌ

]

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[æ] [ε]

bad bed

back beck

bag beg

and end

man men

pat pet

sad saidsat set

tan ten

land lend

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[e] [ε]

age edge

based best

date debt

gate get

late let

main men

sale sell

waste west

rake wreck

paced pest

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[I] [i]

bid bead

been bean

did deed

dim deem

live leave

rich reach

rill realis ease

sin seen

ship sheep

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audience author quarter

awe audit taught

ought wallet warden

lawn lawn brawl

dawn prawn awful

sauce awkward fault

caught pauper Australia

[ɔ]

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quote folk

cohesive ovaltoe open

ego pose

tomato mole

radio hole

donation prone

[o]

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ooze

tool

soup

fruit

troop

broom

shrewd

balloon

true

rude

[u]

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put

bull

hook

hood

crook

woman

wolves

wool

good

would

[ʊ]

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MATCH COLUMN A

 WITH COLUMN B

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1.   [ʊ]

2.   [e]

3.   [o]

4.   [ɔ]

5.   [u]

6.   [ʌ]

7.   [a]

8.   [I]

9.   [æ]

10. [ε]

A. put

B.   mole

C.   Job

D.  Pit

E.   Funny

F.   EndG.  Band

H. Date

I.   Audit

 J.   Moon

MATCH COLUMN A WITHCOLUMN B.

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