The front vowels in American English are /i/, /ɪ/, /e/, /ɛ/, and /æ/, and are made with the front of the tongue arched. Now try alternating between the vowels in pool and pot: Do you feel your tongue and jaw moving up and down? High and Low Vowels: The vowel in heat is a high vowel whereas the vowel in hat is low. You can also try alternating between the vowels in day and go: Can you feel your tongue moving front to back? In order to understand how vowels are made, let’s practice moving our tongue up and down and back and forth:įront and Back Vowels: Practice saying the vowels in the words he and who. Imagine that the chart below represents your mouth: Vowels are made by moving the tongue up and down and front to back. There are 14-16 vowel sounds in American English.
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