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.