Listening for Vowels (AmE)

Audio by TriciaG, LibriVox.org

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[i:] as in SEE

be - tea - read - feel - keep - compete;

[i] as in HIT

pick - big - give - miss - English - city;

[e] as in RED

get - beg - well - head - left - test;

[æ] as in CAT

bad - pack - tag - land - happy - match;

[a:] as in CAR

far - hard - sharp - large - calm - father;

[o:] as in MORE

form - short - law - pause - call - war;

[o] as in NOT

hot - lock - rob - stop - possible - dollar;

[u:] as in RULE

true - flew - move - food - choose - group;

[yu:] as in USE

unit - huge - cute - music - few - beautiful;

[u] as in BOOK

look - good - put - full - sugar - could;

[ər] as in SIR

first - bird - hurt - search - work - better;

[ə] as in BUT

fun - luck - son - away - useful - famous;

[ei] as in RAY

may - take - name - save - wait - pain;

[ai] as in RIDE

my - life - find - time - advise - deny;

[au] as in HOW

now - down - shout - proud - mouth - count;

[oi] as in BOY

toy - noise - point - boil - avoid - employ;

[ou] as in NO

show - home - road - told - open - hero;

Before final R:

dear - fear - near - beer - here;

hair - fair - pair - care - bear;

poor - tour - sure - cure;

fire - hire - desire - require;

hour - sour - flower - power.