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Vowel Length and Final

Consonants

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Vowels are generally….

Naturally short / , , Λ, , /ɪ ɛ ɔ ʊ

Or

Naturally long / і, e , o , æ, u/ɪ ʊ

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However, they can change….

• Stressed vowels are lengthened before final voiced consonants. This is esecially noticeablein one syllable words.

• !hen the stressed vowel is followed by a

 voiceless consonant "ri#arily losives$, thestressed vowel is shortened and the consonant isoften unreleased.

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Consider

• ca cab

• bet bed

• leaf leave

• loss laws

• raced raised

• safe save• bac% bag

• ice eyes

• lift lived

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• !hen /#/, /n/, /l/, / /are followed by aɚ 

 voiceless consonant, the vowel and the entiresyllable is very short.

• !hen /#/, /n/, /l/, / / occur at theɚ  end of a word or are followed by voiced consonants, the

 vowel and the whole syllable is long.

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Consider

• la# la#b

• felt fell

• short shore

• sent send

• heart hard

• false falls• lants lans

• thin% thing

• lunch lunge

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Practice

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