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Vowel
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this lesson you will learn the
definition of a vowel and study examples of vowels. |
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- A vowel:
- is a sound in spoken language (or a letter of the
alphabet denoting such a sound) that has a sounding voice
(vocal sound) of its own
- is a single sound which forms the basis of a syllable
- has the following properties:
- two adjacent vowel sounds can be blended together into a
single syllable called a diphthong
- the letter "W" by itself is not usually a vowel, but can
form a diphthong with the vowels "A", "E", or "O"
- the five primary vowel letters can represent both "long" and "short"
vowel sounds (some of the long vowel sounds in English are actually
diphthongs)
- some vowel sounds are represented by combinations of vowel letters,
such as "ou" in words like "through" or "thought"
- English, makes extensive use of combinations of vowel letters to
represent various sounds
- vowels support the neighboring
consonants, but often bear little
information themselves (cn y rd ths?)
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A , E , I, O , U and sometimes Y |
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Grammar Tips |
Can You Catch These Native Speaker Mistakes?
(Beginner - Listening)
An audio lesson to
help with your understanding of common mistakes. The English is
spoken at 75% of normal speed.
Click here to visit the lesson page with the written script for this
audio program. |
Commonly Confused Words: Part One
(Beginner - Listening,
reading)
A video lesson to
help with your understanding of commonly confused
words.
The English is
spoken at 75% of normal speed.
Click here to visit the lesson page. |
Commonly Confused Words: Part One
(Beginner - Listening)
An audio lesson to
help with your understanding of commonly confused
words. The English is
spoken at 75% of normal speed.
Click here to visit the lesson page with the written script for this
audio program. |
Commonly Confused Words: Part Two
(Beginner - Listening,
reading)
A video lesson to
help with your understanding of commonly confused
words.
The English is
spoken at 75% of normal speed.
Click here to visit the lesson page. |
Commonly Confused Words: Part Two
(Beginner - Listening)
An audio lesson to
help with your understanding of commonly confused
words. The English is
spoken at 75% of normal speed.
Click here to visit the lesson page with the written script for this
audio program. |
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