Vowel Sounds Pronunciation
Practice speaking English vowel sounds aloud. Click on any sound below to start practicing with real-time feedback.
Short Vowels
æ
/æ/
Example: cat
Say: “cat”
Short A sound as in "cat", "bat", "hat"
ɪ
/ɪ/
Example: sit
Say: “sit”
Short I sound as in "sit", "bit", "hit"
ɛ
/ɛ/
Example: bed
Say: “bed”
Short E sound as in "bed", "red", "head"
ʌ
/ʌ/
Example: cup
Say: “cup”
Short U sound as in "cup", "but", "run"
ɒ
/ɒ/
Example: hot
Say: “hot”
Short O sound as in "hot", "got", "not"
ʊ
/ʊ/
Example: book
Say: “book”
Short OO sound as in "book", "look", "good"
Long Vowels
iː
/iː/
Example: see
Say: “see”
Long E sound as in "see", "tea", "meet"
uː
/uː/
Example: blue
Say: “blue”
Long OO sound as in "blue", "moon", "food"
ɑː
/ɑː/
Example: car
Say: “car”
Long A sound as in "car", "far", "star"
ɔː
/ɔː/
Example: saw
Say: “saw”
Long O sound as in "saw", "law", "call"
Other Vowel Sounds
ə
/ə/
Example: about
Say: “about”
Schwa sound as in "about", "sofa", "camera"
ɜː
/ɜː/
Example: bird
Say: “bird”
ER sound as in "bird", "word", "hurt"