Pronunciation: vowel sounds
Elementary to intermediate level English (A2/B2)

English pronunciation is not very phonetic so it is useful to remember groups of words that have similar sounds. On each line 3 words have the same vowel sound but 1 is different. Which one is it?

1. shoot      route      boot      took

2. cut          put         but        nut

3. team       head     dream   mean

4. no           go         do         although

5. bear       dear      beer      fear

Listen Which sound is different?

Now try these words:

6. lie         my         sigh       bay

7. hit         light       bit          little