Vowels

English phonology traditionally classifies these vowels into types known as lax and tense. The key difference between lax and tense vowels is that ten...

Pure vowels have just one sound. When such a vowel is spoken, the tongue remains still. By contrast, diphthongs have two sounds and the tongue must mo...

The difference between vowels and consonants A vowel is a speech sound made with your mouth fairly open, the nucleus of a spoken syllable. A consonant...