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What are the sample words of vowel sounds?

Here are some sample words for each vowel sound in English, with the sound represented in IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet):

Short Vowels:

* /ɪ/ (kit): kit, bit, sit, pin, win

* /ɛ/ (bet): bet, met, set, ten, pen

* /æ/ (bat): bat, cat, hat, man, fan

* /ʌ/ (but): but, cut, hut, run, sun

* /ɒ/ (cot): cot, hot, lot, pop, shop (this sound is only found in some accents of English)

Long Vowels:

* /iː/ (see): see, bee, tree, feel, leave

* /eɪ/ (say): say, day, way, play, stay

* /ʊ/ (book): book, look, cook, took, hook

* /uː/ (moon): moon, food, soon, true, rule

* /ɔɪ/ (boy): boy, toy, coy, enjoy, destroy

Diphthongs:

* /aɪ/ (my): my, buy, tie, high, sigh

* /aʊ/ (cow): cow, now, how, loud, brown

* /eɪ/ (say): (see above, this is also a diphthong)

Other Vowels:

* /ɜː/ (bird): bird, word, firm, girl, work

* /ə/ (about): about, above, lemon, taken, often (this is the "schwa" sound)

Note: This is just a small sample. There are many more words that represent each vowel sound.

It's also important to remember that the exact sound of a vowel can vary slightly depending on the surrounding letters and the speaker's accent.

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