eː
This sound is lengthened from the initial sound in ‘end’ or ‘Edward’. Drop your jaw and spread you lips slightly and make the sound longer than normal
| end |
edge
|
Edward
|
everything
|
anybody
|
|
anything
|
selling
|
never
|
well
|
friends |
eɪ̆ = eː
The diphthong becomes a long vowel like eː
| aid | aim | able | aged | ace | ancient |
| bake | tame | laid | snake | ale | replace |
| say | way | day | replay | clay | stay |
a
This sound is the same as in American English, but it is flat and slightly lengthened and the jaw is dropped slightly more
| apple | ask | am | answer | afternoon |
| flat | that | back | cat | stand |
ɜː = ɛə (air)
This is the first middle vowel. Be sure to always sound the r after it
| earth | err | earn | irk | early |
| world | bird | shirt | worm | church |
| her | were | sir | fur | stir |
u: = ju
Round the lips and put a slight iu in the sound.
| ooze | usury | utopia | you |
| Brigadoon | soon | food | look |
| true | blue | who | new |
ʌ = ʊ
| up | ugly | umbrella | umbridge | utter |
| supper | luck | hut | much | lunch |