LING 227 (Rap Linguistics) - Vowel Sounds (Monophthongs)

i: (long vowel sound)

“ee”

ex: week, feet, media (twice in this word)

ɪ

“ih”

ex: fit, pick

ʊ

“o”

ex: put, book, cushion

u: (long vowel sound)

“oo”

ex: boot, suit, beautiful

e

“eh” (not Eh like Canadian, softer sound)

ex: pet, sent, attention

ə

Schwa

“uhh”

ex: complete, about, woulda (would have condensed)

ɜ: (long vowel sound)

“euh”

ex: heard, word, surface

ɔ: (long vowel sound)

“oh” (not completely rounded, like a closed o though)

ex: fork, walk

æ

“aeh” (soft, not Ayeh, it is different from e because your lips pull back when you say it)

ex: pat, flat, family

ʌ

“uh” (short, not quite like coversational uh)

ex: cut, run, jump

ɑ: (long vowel sound)

“ah”

ex: hard, park, article

ɒ

“aw” (not Awww so cute, soft)

ex: dog, pot, hospital