V O W E L S Monophthongs
Date: 2015-10-07; view: 522.
[ɪ] 1.ink, in, him, sit, brick, pretty, money
2.bid – bit; fid – fit; hid – hit
3.áèò – bit – áûò; ìèë – mill – ìûë; ïèë – pill– ïûë
4.The little innis in this village. This is a silly film.
[e] 1.else, egg, bed, leg, get, neck
2.bed – bet; lead – let
3.ñïåë – spell; íåò – net; áåã – beck
4.Ted meant to spend the night in a tent. Fred felt unwell.
[æ] 1.Ad, and, bag, bad, rash, sack
2.bad – bat; fad – fat; bag – back; rag – rack
3.ïå÷ü – patch; áåã – back; ëàä – lad; áàíê – bank
4.Handsome is as handsome does. Harry and Pat are standing hand in hand
[e] – [æ] 1.fed – fad; bed – bad; set – sat; slept – slapped
2.Heavens Dad, let me help. You'll end up with back trouble again, if you
carry that any further.
[α:] 1.arm, answer, car, jar, hard, heart, park
2.car – card – cart;
3.ïàñ – pass; ëàê – lark; êàíò – can't
4.Aunt Martha lives near Marble Arch, which isn't far. After the party we started to argue. His father isn't hard-hearted.
[ʌ] 1.under, uncle, rub, love, cut, rough
2.bud – but; lug – luck; rug – ruck; buzz – bus
3.äàë – dull; äàí – done; ëàê – luck; ðàê – ruck
4.When your work's done, come out in the sun and have some fun. I like bread-and-butter with honey. Some love onions for lunch or supper, but when one has stuffed oneself with onions, one isn't much loved, is one?
[a:] – [ʌ] 1.calm – come; barn – bun; cart – cut; calf – cuff
2.I've had no fun since last March. His aunt is not young, but she is full of charm. Well begun is half done.
[ɔ] 1.On, of, job, was, top, got
2.dog – dock; log – lock; cod – cot; nod – not
3.ñîê – sockl; ëîã – lock; ðîò – rot; ïëîò – plot
4.John is strong. Olive is not. Tom's got a lot of spots on his shirt. A little pot is soon hot.
[ɔ:] 1.awe, all, jaw, door, board, storm, talk, forth
2. snore – snored – snort; bore – board – bought
3. êîò – caught; áîò – bought; ñòîë – stall; êîë – call
4.Paul snores worse than a horse. We close the doors when he snores. There ought to be laws to prevent such snores.
[ɔ] – [ɔ:] 1.cod – cord; swan – sworn; shot – short; cock – cork
2.A warm hot water bottle. What do you want hot water for?
[ υ ] 1.full; room; could; cook; push; took
2.ôóò – foot; ëóê – look; ïóä – put; ñóä – soot
3.Put some sugar in the pudding. The old woman took a book and sat in the nook.
[ç:] 1.earn, urge, fur, her, heard, serve, birth, hurt
2.spur – spurred – spurt; her – heard – hurt
3.Pearl is a circus girl. First come first served. It's the early bird that catches the worm.
[ɔ:] – [ç:] 1.Store – stir; for – fur; torn – turn; walk – work
[e] – [ç:] 1.Head – heard; bed – bird; best – burst; bet – Bert
[ə] 1.about, along, distance, peasant, ever, never
2.workers – worker, mothers – mother; waiters – waiter
3. perform, commit, silence, arrive, breakfast, particular, solemn
4. affect – effect; catchers – catches; dancers – dances; censors – senses
5. Great barkers are not biters. We never know the value of water till the well is dry.
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