Letters in [a,e,i,o,u,y]

Concepts

Vowels List

Transcription from Word

Features of Vowels

Height of the Tongue

Vertical position of the tongue:

Backness/Frontness of Tongue

The horizontal position of the Tongue

  • Front
  • Central
  • Back

Tense/Lax

The tenseness of the tongue

  • Tense
  • Lax Tense vowels are usually longer vowels in terms of sound. They also often occur more regularly in Open Syllables

Rounded/Unrounded Tongue

  • Rounded
  • Unrounded