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Single vowels
(Monophthongs)
 It exists just 26 letters in
the alphabet, in the English
language there are
approximately 44 unique
sounds, also known as
phonemes. The 44 sounds
help distinguish one word
or meaning from another.
Various letters and letter
combinations known as
graphemes are used to
represent the sounds.
ɪ i ʊ u
ship sheep book shoot
ɛ ɜ ə ɔ
left her teacher door
æ ʌ ɒ ɑ
hat up on far
Compound Vowels
(Diphthongs)
eɪ ɔɪ aɪ
wait coin like
eə ɪə ʊə
hair here tourist
oʊ aʊ /
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