Every word in the English Language has to have a vowel sound in it and every syllable in a word also has to have a vowel sound within it. Learning to hear and differentiate the vowel sounds from consonant sounds is an important skill in understanding how words are formed. Phonics, Phonological Awareness Long 'R' Controlled Vowel Sounds, Long Vowel Sounds, Received Pronounced English, The English Phoneme Chart English (UK) Vowel Sounds The /air,(eǝ) / sound found in the words: ch air, p ear, squ are and wh ere. The /re,(Ʊǝ) / sound found in the words: manu re, t our and mat ure. The /er,(ɜː) / sound found in the words: b ird, k erb, n urse and w orm. The /ear,(Iǝ) / sound found in the words: ear, h ere, d eer and p ier. The /or,(ɔː) / sound found in the words: f ork, d oor, w alk and s auce. The /ar,(ɑː) / sound found in the words: c ar, f ather (southern UK accent) and art. The 6 ‘long ‘R’ controlled’ vowel sounds are so called because of the slight /r,(r) / sound quality that can be heard in them along with the length of their pronunciation these can often be held without distorting their sound. The /oo,(uː) / sound found in the words: sp oon, bl ue, scr ew and y ou. The /I,(aI) / sound found in the words: iron, fl y, p ie and l ight. The /ee,(іː) / sound found in the words: tr ee, p ea, m e, and pon y. The /ow,(aƱ) / sound found in the words: owl, h ouse, dr ought and hour. The /oi,(ɔI) / sound found in the words: b oy, c oin and b uoy.

The /oa,(ǝƱ) / sound found in the words: b oat, h otel, t oe and b on e. The /ai,(eI) / sound found in the words: tr ain, tr ay, c ak e and br eak. The 7 ‘long’ vowel sounds areso calleddue to the length of their pronunciation these can often be held without distorting their sound. Here at Teach Phonics we split them in to two groups: 7 ‘long’ vowel sounds and 6 ‘long ‘R’ controlled’ vowel sounds. This week we are taking a look at the remaining 13 ‘long’ vowel sounds. A couple of weeks ago we explained that there are 20 vowel sounds in the English (UK) sound system and last week we looked at the 7 ‘short’ vowel sounds.

What is a long vowel