VOWELS SOUNDS LESSON !

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this is a video  with the vowels sounds  i hope you can learn more with this lesson :)

VOWEL SOUNDS

the seven basic vowels are speech sounds produced without audible friction of thr air passing in a continuos stream thriugh the oral cavity.

vowel sound are always VOICED, HIGH, MID, and LOW areused to describe the height of the tongue; and FRONT, CENTRAL and BACK, are used to refer to some part of the tongue.

THE HIGH FROJNT VOWEL

/i/ is pronounced with the tongue in the high front position, the unrounded lips narrowly.

THE MID FRONY VOWEL

/e/ is pronounced with thw tongue inthe mid front position; the sides of the tongue slightly resting on the upper teeth.

THE LOW FRONT VOWEL 

/ae/ is pronounced with the tongue in the low front position; the apex pressing against the gum below the lower front teeth and the rest of the tongue is kept as flat as possible.

THE MID CENTRAL VOWEL

/ə/ is pronuounced with the tongue in the mid central position; lips un-rounded, apex touchuing nothing, tongue resting relaxed in the bottom of the mouth.

THE LOW CENTRAL VOWEL

/a/ is pronounced with the tongue in the low central position; rounded lips opened very wide; jaw in a very  position.

THE HIGH BACK VOWEL

/u/  is pronounced with the tongue in the high back position, muscles relaxed, lips slightly rounded and spread in a smile, tongue pulled back upward and its sides touching the upper tooth-rigde.

THE LOW BACK VOWEL

/ɔ/ is pronounced with the tongue in the low back position;  lips slightly rounded and protruded, opening smaller than for /a/.