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SOUNDS OF TWO
VOWELS TOGETHER
IN ENGLISH
AA to UU
In English when we have two vowels together they normally produce only one sound. Most of these combinations have more than one version of sound and each version is shown by number: 1) 2) etcetera. The combination 'IE', for example, produces five different versions.
You will not learn all the various sounds in a week or two, but you will learn through practice and observation as native speakers do.
Sometimes they produce two sounds, like chaos (ko-os), society (sos-ai-ete) or riot (rai-ot), but these are not common.
This lesson shows all the possible combinations of vowels in sequence from
AA to UU.
It also shows the phonetic (sound) in blue and some examples of words in the English language that demonstrate this sound.
To keep the list short I have simplified some sounds. For example, I don’t mention diphthongs because I don’t think these will help you learn English as a second language.
In all these cases where there is only one sound, you should make the sound longer. The double vowel tells us that the sound is not short.
| The vowels together AA |
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The sound
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a of Aston Villa or Arsenal |
| For example |
kraal, aardvark |
| The vowels together AE |
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| The sound |
a of USA |
| For example |
aerial, aerospace, Gaelic |
| The vowels together AI |
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| The sound |
a of USA |
| For example |
sail, pail, jail, tail, hail
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| The vowels together AO |
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| The sound |
a of USA + o of Totn. |
| For example |
chaos (kei-os) |
The vowels together AU
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| The sound |
o of Tottenham |
| For example |
because, Paul, author, haul
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The vowels together EA
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1) The sound
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ee as in Leeds or Sri Lanka |
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For example
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each, teach, ear, peach |
2). The sound
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e of Everton or penalty
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| For example |
head, lead (the metal) learn |
3) The sound
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a of Arsenal |
| For example |
heart |
The vowels together EE
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| The sound |
ee of Leeds or Sri Lanka |
| For example |
seek, speed, need |
| The vowelstogether EI |
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1). The sound
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ee of Leeds or Sri Lanka |
| For example |
either, neither (USA), deceit
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2). The sound
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a of USA |
| For example |
eight, their, weigh
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3). The sound
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ai of Mumbai, Shanghai
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| For example |
eiderdown, either, neither (Brit)
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| The vowels together EO |
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| 1). The sound |
ee of Leeds + o de olla |
| For example |
ne-on, the-ory |
The vowels together EU
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| The sound |
ee of Leeds + oo of Liverpool |
| For example |
Europe, euro |
| The vowels together IA |
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1). The sound
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ai of Mumbai + a Arsenal |
| For example |
li-ar, bri-ar, fri-ar (2 sounds)
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2). The sound
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i of. India + a of USA |
For example(2 sounds)
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radi-ate, humili-ate, affili-ate |
| The vowels together IE |
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| 1). The sound |
ee of Leeds or Sri Lanka
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| For example |
tier, relieve, niece
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2). The sound
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ai of Mumbai
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| For example |
flies, skies, tries
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3). The sound
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ei of USA |
| For example |
studies, worries |
4). The sound
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e of Everton |
| For example |
friend |
5). The sound
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ai of Mumbai+ e of Everton |
| For example |
science, client, society, variety (2 sounds)
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| The vowels together II |
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The sound
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ee of Leeds + i of India |
| For example |
skiing (ski-ing) |
The vowels together IO
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1). The sound
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i of India + o of Totn. |
| For example |
menti-on, questi-on
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| See: tu, tio and tia |
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2). The sound
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ai of Mumbai+ o of Totn. |
| For example |
ri-ot |
The vowels together IU
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The sound
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ee of Leeds + oo of Liverpool |
| For example |
geni-us, radi-us |
| The vowels together OA |
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1). The sound
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o of Ohio or Tokyo |
| For example |
toast, approach, coach |
2). The sound
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o Ohio or Tokyo + a of Arsenal |
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For example (2 sounds)
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o-ar, ro-ar |
| The vowels together OE |
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| 1). The sound |
oo of Liverpool |
| For example |
shoe |
2). The sound
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o of Ohio or Tokyo |
3). The sound
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ee of Leeds |
| For example |
Oedipus, foetus |
4). The sound
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a of Arsenal |
| For example |
does (from verb ‘to do’). |
The vowels together OI
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| The sound |
oi of Hanoi, Illinois |
| For example |
oil, spoil, point |
| The vowels together OO |
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| 1). The sound |
oo of Liverpool |
| For example |
cool, tooth, foot
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2). The sound
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a of Arsenal |
| For example |
blood, flood |
The vowels together OU
1). The sound
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au of Saudi Arabia |
| For example |
out, shout, county (not country) |
2). The sound
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a of Arsenal |
| For example |
country (not county) |
3). The sound
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o of Tottenham |
| For example |
bought, thought |
4). The sound
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oo of Liverpool |
| For example |
soup, could, should |
5). The sound
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o of Ohio or Tokyo |
| For example |
course, court, poultry |
| The vowels together UA |
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| The sound |
a of Arsenal |
| For example |
guard |
The vowels together UE
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| 1). The sound |
oo of Liverpool |
| For example |
blue, glue, true |
2) The sound
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e of Everton |
| For example |
guess, question, guest |
3). Also – UE can be silent.
For example: league (leeg), colleague (koleeg), tongue (tong), vague (vag – a of USA), fatigue (fateeg).
| The vowels together UI |
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| 1). The sound |
i of India or Tibet
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| For example |
build, guild |
2). The sound
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oo of Liverpool
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| For example |
fruit, suit |
3). The sound
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ai of Mumbai |
| For example |
guide, guidance, disguise |
The vowels together UO
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The sound
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oo of Liverpool + o of Ohio
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| For example |
fluoride (floo-oraid
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| The vowels together UU |
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The sound
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i of India, oo of Liverpool |
| For example |
vacuum (2 sounds -vakium) |
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