IPA Vowels

/æ/

back, bat, hat, laugh.

Low front lax unrounded vowel

/ə/

among, enough, demonstrate, famous.

Mid central lax unrounded vowel

/ɔ/

bought caught wrong long [o] sound.

Low mid back lax rounded vowel

/ɑ/

pot, lot, caught, not, honor

Low back lax unrounded vowel

/ʌ/

but, what, club, cut, tough

Mid central tense/lax unrounded vowel

/u/

shoe, too, jew, knew, boot

High back tense rounded vowel

/ɛ/

head, bed, said, bet

Mid front lax unrounded vowel

/ɪ/

gym, him, limb, bit.

High front lax unrounded vowel

/a/

path

Low front tense unrounded vowel

/o/

_. Mid back tense rounded vowel

/i/

beat, meet, eat, he

High front tense unrounded vowel

/ʊ/

could, should, put, foot

High back lax rounded vowel

ɜ

bird, sir, were, sure, her

Mid central tense vowel with r-coloring

/ej/

bait, they, hate, mate

Mid front tense unrounded to a high front lax unrounded vowel diphthong

/oj/

boy rejoice doily

Mid back lax rounded to a high front lax unrounded vowel diphthong

/aw/

how, doubt, flower

Low front lax unrounded to a high back lax rounded vowel diphthong

/aj/

bite, hide, height

Low front lax unrounded to a high front lax unrounded vowel diphthong

/ow/

oh, beau, though

Mid back tense rounded to a high back lax rounded vowel diphthong

e

Mid front tense unrounded vowel

o

mid back tense rounded vowel