ACTUAL QUESTIONS AND CORRECT
ANSWERS
/i/ - CORRECT ANSWERS High
Front (most high and fronted)
Tense (long sound)
Unrounded
"sEE", "sEA", "cAEsar", "phOEnix", "pEOple"
/ɪ/ - CORRECT ANSWERS High-Mid
Front
Lax (shorter/relaxed)
Unrounded
"wIll", "stIll", "chIll", "wIndow", "sIll".
/e/ - CORRECT ANSWERS Mid
Front
Tense (longer)
Unrounded
"vAcation", "chAotic"
/ɛ/ - CORRECT ANSWERS Mid-Low
Front
Lax (short)
Unrounded
"agAIn", "Any", "frIEnd", "wEAther"
/æ/ - CORRECT ANSWERS Low
Front
, Lax (tends to be long but it is lax)
Unrounded
"trAp", "stAnd", "Adam"
/a/ - CORRECT ANSWERS Low (lower than /æ/)
Front
Lax
Unrounded
"yArd"
/ʊ/ - CORRECT ANSWERS High-Mid
Back
Lax (short)
Rounded
"fOOt", "cOUld", "pUdding"
/u/ - CORRECT ANSWERS High
Back
tense (Long)
Rounded
"rUle", "twO", "shOE"
/o/ - CORRECT ANSWERS Mid
Back
Tense
Rounded
"nOtation", "vOcation", "dOdecagon"
/oʊ/ - CORRECT ANSWERS Dipthong
Long