The /air,(eǝ) / sound found in the words: ch air, p ear, squ are and wh ere. The /re,(Ʊǝ) / sound found in the words: manu re, t our and mat ure. The /er,(ɜː) / sound found in the words: b ird, k erb, n urse and w orm. The /ear,(Iǝ) / sound found in the words: ear, h ere, d eer and p ier. The /or,(ɔː) / sound found in the words: f ork, d oor, w alk and s auce. The /ar,(ɑː) / sound found in the words: c ar, f ather (southern UK accent) and art. The 6 ‘long ‘R’ controlled’ vowel sounds are so called because of the slight /r,(r) / sound quality that can be heard in them along with the length of their pronunciation these can often be held without distorting their sound. The /oo,(uː) / sound found in the words: sp oon, bl ue, scr ew and y ou. The /I,(aI) / sound found in the words: iron, fl y, p ie and l ight. The /ee,(іː) / sound found in the words: tr ee, p ea, m e, and pon y. The /ow,(aƱ) / sound found in the words: owl, h ouse, dr ought and hour. The /oi,(ɔI) / sound found in the words: b oy, c oin and b uoy. The /oa,(ǝƱ) / sound found in the words: b oat, h otel, t oe and b on e. The /ai,(eI) / sound found in the words: tr ain, tr ay, c ak e and br eak. The 7 ‘long’ vowel sounds areso calleddue to the length of their pronunciation these can often be held without distorting their sound. Here at Teach Phonics we split them in to two groups: 7 ‘long’ vowel sounds and 6 ‘long ‘R’ controlled’ vowel sounds. This week we are taking a look at the remaining 13 ‘long’ vowel sounds. A couple of weeks ago we explained that there are 20 vowel sounds in the English (UK) sound system and last week we looked at the 7 ‘short’ vowel sounds.
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