ENGLISH VOWEL SOUNDS

1. Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers
   A peck of pickled peppers Peter Piper picked
   If Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers
   Where’s the peck of pickled peppers Peter Piper picked?

2. Betty Botter bought some butter
   But she said the butter’s bitter
   If I put it in my batter, it will make my batter bitter
   But a bit of better butter will make my batter better
   So ‘twas better Betty Botter bought a bit of better butter

Received Pronunciations

ENGLISH VOWEL SOUNDS

cat

badge

cap
hat
jag
pan
sang

flood
funny
hug
must
puddle
tongue

farm

bard
ark
bath
cart
guard
heart
park
part
star

bird

burn
birth
curt
gird
heard
purse
quirk

bread

end
bed
kettle
head
mend

pet

spend

vet

doctor
bond
cop
god
jock
non

smock
want

salt

bored
chalk
door
drawn

law
more
stork
taught
quart

book

put
book

woman

goodness

could
look

should
cook

school

food
blue
fruit
chew
lose
boot
two

group
through

Multiple Choice

What is the A sound in the word "car"

• A. ɑː

• B. æ

• C. ə

• D. None of these are correct

Multiple Choice

What is the A sound in the word "around"?

• A. ə

• B. ɑː

• C. æ

• D. None of these are correct

Multiple Choice

What is the E sound in the word "mother"

• A. ə

• B. e

• C. ʌ

• D. None of these are correct

Multiple Choice

What is the U sound in the word "put"?

• A. ə

• B. uː

• C. ʊ

• D. None of these are correct