Vowel Exercises In American English
English Vowel Exercise
In this lesson, you can practice precise pronunciation of vowels through minimal pairs. Each section distinguishes between two similar vowels and presents sets of words that help highlight their distinction. Repeat each set of words aloud to master the difference between the target vowels.
/ɪ/ vs /i/
ship - sheep
bit - beat
live - leave
slip - sleep
/i/ vs /ɛ/
feel - fell
seat - set
mean - men
neat - net
/ɪ/ vs /ɛ/
sit - set
bit - bet
lid - led
pit - pet
/eɪ/ vs /ɛ/
bait - bet
late - let
mate - met
hail - hell
/ɛ/ vs /æ/
bet - bat
men - man
pen - pan
send - sand
/ɛ/ vs /ʌ/
bet - but
bed - bud
peck - puck
get - gut
/ʌ/ vs /ɑ/
luck - lock
cut - cot
hut – hot
shut - shot
/æ/ vs /ɑ/
hat - hot
cat - caught
bat - bought
sat - sought
/æ/ vs /ʌ/
bat - but
cat - cut
pan - pun
ran - run
/aʊ/ vs /æ/
pout - pat
loud - lad
bout - bat
/aɪ/ vs /ɑ/
bite - bot
pipe - pop
night - not
/aʊ/ vs /ɑ/
shout - shot
clout - clot
pout - pot
/ɑ/ vs /ɔ/
star - store
card - cord
far - for
part - port
/ɑ/ vs /oʊ/
caught - coat
saw - sew
stalk - stoke
/ʊ/ vs /u/
full - fool
pull - pool
could - cooed
/u/ vs /oʊ/
pool - pole
boot - boat
fool - foal
/aʊ/ vs /oʊ/
loud - load
now - know
bout - boat
/ɔɪ/ vs /oʊ/
loin - lone
coil - coal
boy - bow
/eɪ/ vs /aɪ/
late - light
pain - pine
veil - vile
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