Vowel classification

Gap-fill exercise

Fill in all the gaps, then press "Check" to check your answers. Use the "Hint" button to get a free letter if an answer is giving you trouble. Note that you will lose points if you ask for hints!

1. The vowels in 'heed' and 'hid' are (height), (backness) and (lip position).
2. The vowels in 'rude' and 'hood' are (height), (backness), and (lip position).
3. The vowels in 'bid', 'said', and 'mad' are (backness), (tenseness), and (lip position).
4. The vowels in 'heed', 'mood' and 'book' are all .
5. The vowels in 'ride', 'toy' and 'loud' are all .
6. The vowels in 'mud', 'maid' and 'load' are all .
7. The vowels in 'pit', 'pet', 'pat', 'putt', and 'put' are all .
8. The vowels in 'good', 'mood', 'boy', and 'sore' are all (backness) and (lip position).
9. The difference between the vowel in 'mate' and the vowel in 'met' is .
10. The vowel that is produced when the tongue is in a neutral (at-rest) position is called .