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seat iː big ɪ bed e hat æ

laugh ɐː sun ɐ hot ɔ saw oː

hood ʊ boot ʉː girl ɜː asleep ə

tail æɪ bike ɑe owl æɔ comb əʉ

boy ɔɪ hear ɪə hair eː tour ʊə Harrington, J., Cox, F., & Evans, Z. (1997). An acoustic study of broad, general and cultivated Australian English vowels, Australian Journal of Linguistics, 17, 155-184.  

Quick Vowel Screener General Australian English (Harrington, Cox & Evans, 1997) 

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seat i big ɪ bed ɛ hat æ

laugh a sun ʌ hot ɒ saw ɔ

hood ʊ boot u girl ɜ asleep ə

tail eɪ bike aɪ owl aʊ comb oʊ

boy ɔɪ hear ɪə hair ɛə tour ʊə Mitchell, A.G. (1946). The Pronunciation of English in Australia. Sydney: Angus & Robertson.

Mitchell, A. G. & Delbridge, A. (1965). The pronunciation of English in Australia (revised edition). Sydney: Angus & Robinson.

Quick Vowel Screener Educated/Cultivated Australian English (Mitchell, 1946; Mitchell & Delbridge 1965) 

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seat i big ɪ bed e hat æ

laugh a sun ʌ hot ɒ saw ɔ

hood ʊ boot ʊ girl ɜ asleep ə

tail ei bike ai owl aʊ comb oʊ

boy ɔi hear iə hair iə/eə tour uə/ɔ

Maclagan, M. (2009). Reflecting connections with the local language: New Zealand English, International Journal of Speech-Language Pathology, 11(2), 113-121.

 

Quick Vowel Screener New Zealand English (Maclagan, 2009) 

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seat siːt big bɪɡ  

 

bed bed hat hæt  

 

laugh lɐːf sun sɐn

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hot hɔt saw soː  

 

hood hʊd boot bʉːt  

 

girl ɡɜːl   asleep əsliːp

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tail tæɪl bike bɑek  

 

owl æɔl comb kəʉm  

 

boy bɔɪ hear hɪə

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hair heː tour tʊə   

   

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seat sheep sleep queen

big lick ship kiss

bed egg nest peg

hat stamp cap cat

laugh car shark heart

Quick Vowel ScreenerFOUR STIMULI FOR EACH VOWEL TARGET

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sun cup bus jug

hot stop dog cloth

saw core ball walk

hood wool wood foot

boot stool soup school

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girl shirt worm bird

asleep ribbon koala panda

tail paint plane cake

bike rice light sky

owl mouse loud clown

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comb soap throw coat

boy quoits toy point

hear ears beard deer

hair chair pear stairs

tour manure lure pure