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Vowels
Aa, Ee, Ii, Oo, Uu
The Five Vowels
A is the first vowel we will say.
/ă/ is the short-vowel sound of a.
E is the next vowel, don't you see?
/ĕ/ is the short-vowel sound of e.
I is the third vowel that goes by.
/ĭ/ is the short-vowel sound of i.
O is the fourth vowel that I know.
/ŏ/ is the short-vowel sound of o.
U is the fifth vowel; that is true.
/ŭ/ is the short-vowel sound of u.
Short-Vowel Sounds
/ă/ apple
/ĕ/ elephant
/ĭ/ igloo
/ŏ/ octopus
/ŭ/ umbrella
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Comments
Oh Bianca, your /ă/ sound is fine. I was referring to /ŭ/ and you managed to correct it in your recording.
AReality, I wonder what's wrong? Maybe I should upload my recordings in another format. Thank you for your patience and for coming here.
Thank you Ohnie:) i will work on the sound a...
Bianca (^,^)