2. These are the five vowels which represent the vowel sounds: a e i o u
3. And these are some sounds of the vowels: / iː / / ɪ / / e / / æ / / ʌ / / ɑː / / ɒ / or / o / / ɔː / or / oː / / ʊ / / uː / / ɜː / / ə / = schwa /ʃwɑː/ They are twelve…
4. Besides there are eight diphthongs . /eɪ/ /aʊ/ /eə/ /əʊ/ /ɔɪ/ /aɪ/ /ʊə/ /ɪə/
7. Examples: m a n /m æn/, c a p /kæp/ /æ/ t e n /ten/, m e n /men/ /e/ a / ə/, o f /əv/, cam e r a /kæmərə/ /ə/ h o t /h ɒt /, cl o ck /kl ɒk/ /ɒ/ or /o/ c u p /k ʌp/, br u sh /brʌ ∫/ /ʌ/ b oo k /b ʊK/, p u t /pʊt/ /ʊ/ sh i p /ʃɪp/, p i n /pɪn/ /ɪ/ ‘ short’ vowels
8. Examples: g ir l /g ɜːl/, w or k /wɜːk/, h ur t /hɜːt/, h ear d /hɜːd/ /ɜː/ b a ll /b ɔːl/, f or k /fɔːk/ /ɔː/ or /oː/ m ar ch /m ɑː t∫ /, heart /h ɑːt / /ɑː/ b oo t /b uː t/, j u n e / dʒ uːn/ /uː/ s ee /siː/, sea /siː/ /iː/ ‘ long’ vowels
9. Examples: w ai t /we ɪ t/ , p a per /pe ɪ p ə / /eɪ/ h ou se /h aʊs /, c ow /k aʊ/ /aʊ/ ch ai r /t ∫ eə/, b ea r /beə/ /eə/ ph o ne /f əʊ n/, b oa t /b əʊt/, n o t e /nəʊt/, b ow l /bəʊl/ /əʊ/ b oy /b ɔɪ/, oi l /ɔɪl/ /ɔɪ/ l i ke /l aɪk /, b uy /b aɪ /, h ei ght /h aɪt / /aɪ/ j u ry / ˈ dʒ ʊərɪ /, tour /t ʊə/ , p ure /pj ʊə/ /ʊə/ beer /b ɪə/ , ear / ɪə/ , pier /p ɪə/ /ɪə/ diphthongs