English Phonemes - vowels aa as in bat cat habit apple that blast vowel

Tongue streches up in the back towards roof of the mouth Front of the tongue stretches forward and presses at bottom front teeth Tongue flattens wide Tongue raises, then come forward you can see a lot of tongue Corners of the mouth pull back a little exposes some of the top teeth

ah as in father bother mom bottle collar vowel

Sound has more jaw drop than any other vowel make sure you get a nice drop The tongue presses down and is horizontally flat you see more dark space in the mouth Tip of tongue is forwards lightly touching just behind bottom teeth Rest of mouth has a neutral position

/ e eh as in bed feather spend benefit vowel

Jaw drops Tongue remains forward Tip of tongue touches behind bottom front teeth Mid/front part of tongue raises a bit towards roof of mouth Back of tongue feels like it streches wide

ih as in sit fix miss stick vowel

Mid/front part of tongue is raised quite high Tip of tongue remains down and lightly touches back of front bottom teeth Front part of the tongue also stretches wide Corners of the mouth pull back slightly

i: ee as in she please ski even vowel

Mid/front part of tongue raises very high towards roof of mouth it doesnt touch it but its very close Tip of tongue remains down and lightly touches behind bottom front teeth Corners of mouth are pulled slightly back

u: oo as in boo spoon tool food vowel

Back of tongue raises up very high in the back Front part remains down, and tip of tongue touches just behind the bottom front teeth. Lips form very tight circle, corners of mouth are pushed forward to round the lips

 also written as r (because its always followed by letter r same sound as the letter) ur as in her learn person earn third vowel sound
Corners of mouth come in to round the lips a bit Mid part of tongue raises towards roof of the mouth. It is also flattened so that it touches the top teeth on either side. It presses against them Tip of tongue hangs down but its drawn back it doesnt touch anything

aw as in law bought crawl wrong vowel sound

Jaw drops Whole tongue raises horizontally a bit towards roof of mouth, and shifts back a bit Tongue is not touching anything in the mouth Cheeks come in a bit and force corners of the mouth to come in a bit as well.

uh as in pull would should put vowel

Back of tongue raises up and back to the back part of roof of mouth This pulls the tip of the tongue back so that the tongue is not quite touching the bottom teeth Lips round a little bit, so the corners come in a little bit

uh as in butter mother sudden lucky ton vowel

Jaw drops Rest of mouth is neural very relaxed vowel sound Tongue is flat, forward and relaxed. Tongue lightly touches bottom front teeth Tongue is also slightly pressed down in the back this means that it is slightly lower than when it is at rest

(schwa) uh as in supply sofa about occur vowel sounds

only happens in unaccented syllables Jaw drop is minimal Mouth remains neutral, relaxed Lips have to part Teeth closed but not quite touching Tongue remains flat, forward, very relaxed and lightly touches behind bottom front teeth. Tongue is also slightly pressed down in the back. This means that it is slightly lower than when it is at rest.

Note: r (shwa-r) and r same sound but 1 exception: the first is for unstressed syllables (father) and the second is for stressed syllables (earth). When its stressed, the pitch is higher and maybe a little longer.
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