Newbie here.
If I wanted to spell out the sounds short vowels make, would these be accurate? a - ah, e - eh, i - ee, o - ou, u - uh
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2In what system? For example, that would not be correct in IPA, not even close.– Laurel ♦Commented Mar 19, 2019 at 3:33
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I am trying to find a way to teach kids the short vowel sounds. a - ah - ah-choo! e - eh - ehhh? i - ee - eeek! o - ou - ouch! u - uh - uh-oh– HettyCommented Mar 19, 2019 at 8:12
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The alternative to IPA would be to use words that have the relevant vowels (in your accent). And ideally find minimal pairs such as "hit"/"heat"– user323578Commented Apr 18, 2019 at 22:50
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No, you have to use standard but specialized symbols.
- ɑ as in father.
- æ as in ham.
- ɛ as in dress.
- ɪ as in kit.
- ɔ as in fought.
- ʌ as in cut.
There’s also:
- ə as in the unstressed syllable of about.
- ɝ as in nurse.
- ɚ as in the unstressed syllable of farmer.
and several more like those.
This is because no so-called “spelling pronunciations” are unambiguous in all cases and accent-neutral.
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I am trying to find a way to teach kids the short vowel sounds. a - ah - ah-choo! e - eh - ehhh? i - ee - eeek! o - ou - ouch! u - uh - uh-oh– HettyCommented Mar 19, 2019 at 8:10
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2@Hetty - This is near impossible. For example, the vowel a can have a wide range of sounds; such as the a in hat and the a in father. This is why we use IPA. Commented Mar 19, 2019 at 8:54
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I assume you mean not accent neutral.– user323578Commented Apr 18, 2019 at 18:45
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1@JamesRandom No, no spelling pronunciations are accent neutral. They are all of them not accent neutral.– tchrist ♦Commented Apr 18, 2019 at 22:39
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@tchrist Sorry, I missed the "no" earlier in the sentence.– user323578Commented Apr 18, 2019 at 22:44