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Vowel Sounds

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a/ on
/ʌ/ one, thumb
/æ/ man, knack, paddy-wack
/ɛ/ seven, heaven, ten, again
/I/ this, knick, with, give, six, sticks
/ɔ/ dog

/ey/ played, eight, gate
/iy/ he, three, knee
/ay/ five, hive, nine, spine
/ow/ old, bone
/uw/ two, shoe

This Old Man

This old man, he played one,
He played knick-knack on my thumb,
With a knick-knack, paddy-wack, give the dog a bone,
This old man came rolling home.

This old man, he played two,
He played knick-knack on my shoe,
With a knick-knack, paddy-wack, give the dog a bone,
This old man came rolling home.

This old man, he played three,
He played knick-knack on my knee,
With a knick-knack, paddy-wack, give the dog a bone,
This old man came rolling home.

This old man, he played four,
He played knick-knack on my door,
With a knick-knack, paddy-wack, give the dog a bone,
This old man came rolling home.

This old man, he played five,
He played knick-knack on my hive,
With a knick-knack, paddy-wack, give the dog a bone,
This old man came rolling home.

This old man, he played six,
He played knick-knack on my sticks,
With a knick-knack, paddy-wack, give the dog a bone,
This old man came rolling home.

This old man, he played seven,
He played knick-knack up in heaven,
With a knick-knack, paddy-wack, give the dog a bone,
This old man came rolling home.

This old man, he played eight,
He played knick-knack on my gate,
With a knick-knack, paddy-wack, give the dog a bone,
This old man came rolling home.

This old man, he played nine,
He played knick-knack on my spine,
With a knick-knack, paddy-wack, give the dog a bone,
This old man came rolling home.

This old man, he played ten,
He played knick-knack over again,
With a knick-knack, paddy-wack, give the dog a bone,
This old man came rolling home.