SLP 391 Vowels and Consonants
/ʊ/ as in "uuh" in book
Back vowel - high (mid) back lax rounded vowel examples - pull, shook, look, could
/u/ as in "oo" in boot
Back vowel - high back tense rounded vowel examples - tool, rule, shoe, through
/o/ as in "oh" in boat
Back vowel - mid back tense rounded vowel examples - brooch, toe, koala, soul
/ɔ/ and /ɑ/ as "aw" in caught or cot
Back vowel /ɔ/ - (low) mid back tense rounded vowel /ɑ/ - low back tense unrounded vowel
/ɚ/ as in "er" in mother
Central vowel - mid central lax rounded vowel - unstressed - symbol name: schwar examples - color, surprise, censor
/ə/ as in "uh" in about
Central vowel - mid central lax unrounded vowel - unstressed - symbol name: schwa examples - upon, mischievous, enough, umbrella
/ɝ/ as in "er" in heard
Central vowel - mid central tense rounded vowel - stressed examples - forward, bird, disturbed
/ʌ/ as in "uh" in mother
Central vowel - low (mid) back (central) law unrounded vowel - stressed examples - upper, pumpkin, country, blood
Liquids
/l/ and /r/
Nasals
/m/ as in "mm" /n/ as in "nn"
Stops
/p/ as in "puh" in pill /b/ as in "buh" in bill /t/ as in "tuh" in till /d/ as in "duh" in dill /k/ as in "cuh" in kill /g/ as in "guh" in gill
Fricatives
/s/ as in "sss" in sam /z/ as in "zzz" in zipper /ʃ/ as in "shh" in sure /ʒ/ as in "jss" in measure
Affricatives
/tʃ/ "chu" as in challenge /dʒ/ "juh" as in judge
Glides
/w/ as in "wuah" in water /j/ as in "yuh" in yellow /ʍ/ as in which
2 Non-Phonemic Dipthongs
/͡eɪ/ as in "a" in hey /͡oʊ/ as in "oh" in mow
3 Phonemic Diphthongs:
/͡ɑɪ/ as in "eye" in hi /͡ɔɪ/ as in "oy" in boy /͡ɑʊ/ as in "ow" in cow
upper case i /I/ as in "ii" in bit
Front vowel - high (mid) front lax unrounded vowel - tongue = body is high(-mid) and front - jaw is in closed position - lips are unrounded examples - pretty, crypt, lift, inquire
/i/ as in "ee" in beat.
Front vowel - high front tense unrounded vowel - tongue = body is high and front for maximal constriction at the palatal region. Root is advanced so lower pharynx is wide - jaw is held in closed position examples - fleet, tree, key, eagle
/ɛ/ as in "eh" in bet
Front vowel - low (mid) front lax unrounded vowel examples - many, tread, pueblo, heifer
/æ/ as in "ah" in bat
Front vowel - low front lax unrounded vowel examples - drat, catch, plaid
/e/ as in "aye" in bait
Front vowel - mid front tense unrounded vowel - jaw is in the mid position examples - able, ballet, rain
