11(^52) Spoken English II
long
short i long i Ie Ir 00 - short
short 0 long 0 oa or ew
short u longu ea (2) ur ow -long
ay ow - short
au 01
aw oy
a pronounced in the alphabet as ay (as in the word mate)
e pronounced in the alphabet as ee (as in the word edict)
i pronounced in the alphabet as ei (as in the word life)
o pronounced in the alphabet as ob (as in the word only)
u pronounced in the alphabet as yu (as in the word union)
y pronounced in the alphabet as why is usually considered to be a
consonant (as in yet). But it also is used as a vowel (as in merry)
and then functions as a letter i.
The vowel a may be pronounced:
- a as in apple (~ort a)
- a as in father (long a)
- ay as in mate (peculiarly English a)
- as a schwa *. 5. 'e' as in many. 6. 'aw' as in mall.
- '0' as in alter. 8. 'eh' as in Mary.
The vowel e may be pronounced: - e as in get (short e)
- e as in beta ["bay-ta"] (long e)
- ee as in edict (peculiarly English e)