[I], short stressed vowel, ex. sit [ sIt ]
[i], short unstressed vowel, ex. happy [ ‘hæpi ]
[i:], long vowel, ex. see [ si: ]
[ e ], short stressed vowel, ex. ten [ ten ]
[ ə ], short unstressed vowel, ex. ago [ə ‘gəu ]
[ æ ], short wide open vowel, ex. hat [ hæt ]
[ 3: ], long vowel, ex. first [ f3:st ]
[ ʌ ], short stressed vowel, ex. bus [ bʌs ]
[ a: ], long vowel, ex. arm [ a:m ]
[ ɒ ], short stressed vowel, ex. got [ gɒt ]
[ ɔ: ],long vowel, ex. saw [ sɔ: ]
[ ʊ ], short stressed vowel, ex. put [ pʊt ]
[ u: ], long vowel, ex. too [ tu: ]
II. Diphthongs. Diphthongs are two vowel sounds pronounced together. The first sound is strong, the second is weak.
[ eI ], ex. page [ peIdʒ ] [ ɔI], ex. join [ dʒɔI ]
[ əʊ ], ex. home [ həʊm ] [ Iə ], ex. near [ nIə ]
[ aI ], ex. five [ faIv ] [ eə ], ex. hair [ heə ]
[ aʊ ], ex. now [ naʊ ] [ ʊə], ex. poor [ pʊə ]