What are the vowel sounds?

The vowel sounds in English are:

- /i/ as in "beet"
- /ɪ/ as in "bit"
- /e/ as in "bait"
- /ɛ/ as in "bet"
- /æ/ as in "bat"
- /ɑ/ as in "bot"
- /ɔ/ as in "bought"
- /oʊ/ as in "boat"
- /ʊ/ as in "book"
- /u/ as in "boot"
- /ʌ/ as in "but"
- /ə/ as in "sofa" or "sofa"

- Short vowel sounds: a, e, i, o, u
- Long vowel sounds: ā, ē, ī, ō, ū
- Diphthong vowel sounds: ai, au, ei, eu, oi, ou
- R-controlled vowel sounds: ar, er, ir, or, ur