English vowels

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English vowels description.
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Quiz by Wellman Lowhand, updated more than 1 year ago
Wellman Lowhand
Created by Wellman Lowhand almost 9 years ago
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Question 1

Question
Near front close position. Lips spread, tongue tense, with side rims making a firm contact with the upper molars.
Answer
  • i
  • ɪ
  • ɛ
  • ə

Question 2

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Nearer to the centre than to front. Just above close-mid position. The tongue is lax and the side rims make a slight contact with the upper molars.
Answer
  • ɪ
  • i
  • e
  • ʊ
  • ɒ

Question 3

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Front, between close-mid and open-mid position. Lips loosely spread. The side rims make a slight contact with the upper molars.
Answer
  • e
  • i
  • ɪ
  • ʌ

Question 4

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The tongue is in front, open mid position. The lips are neutrally open throughout.
Answer
  • ɛ
  • ɜ
  • ə
  • e

Question 5

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Open, front position. Lips neutrally open, and the side rims making a very slight contact with the back upper molars.
Answer
  • æ
  • ɛ
  • e
  • i

Question 6

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Central, almost fully open. Lips neutrally open, considerably separated jaws. No contact between the side rims and the upper molars.
Answer
  • ʌ
  • ɑ
  • ɜ
  • ə

Question 7

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Fully open, in the middle between the centre and the back. Jaws considerably seperated and lips neutrally open.
Answer
  • ɑ
  • ʌ
  • ɒ
  • ɜ

Question 8

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Open, back. Slightly rounded. No contact between the tongue and the upper molars.
Answer
  • ɒ
  • ɔ
  • ɑ
  • ʊ

Question 9

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Medium lip-rounding. Between open-mid and close-mid. Back. No contact between the tongue and the upper molars.
Answer
  • ɔ
  • ɒ
  • u
  • ə

Question 10

Question
Between the centre and the back, nearer the centre. Close-mid position. The tongue is lax, and there's no firm contact between the side rims and the upper molars.
Answer
  • ʊ
  • u
  • ɪ
  • i

Question 11

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Close, back vowel.
Answer
  • u
  • ɒ
  • ɑ
  • ɔ

Question 12

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Choose the close vowels.
Answer
  • i
  • æ
  • ə
  • ɔ
  • u
  • ɑ
  • ɒ
  • ɪ

Question 13

Question
Choose the back vowels
Answer
  • ɒ
  • e
  • u
  • ɑ
  • ɛ
  • i
  • ʊ

Question 14

Answer
  • a is ɑ and b is ɒ
  • a is ɒ and b is ɑ
  • a is u and b is ʊ
  • a is ʊ and b is u
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