Get Ready! Soar - PROGRAM SAMPLER

Short Vowel Sounds Spanish Vietnamese Mandarin Haitian Creole Somali Arabic /aˇ / as in bat similar similar similar similar no; substitute /ah/ difficult to hear and pronounce /eˇ / as in pen + similar similar no no difficult to hear and pronounce /ıˇ/ as in sit similar but may pronounce like /ee/ does not exist may pronounce like /ee/ similar similar similar difficult to hear and pronounce /oˇ / as in hot similar similar similar similar no difficult to hear and pronounce /uˇ / as in cup similar + similar no no difficult to hear and pronounce Long Vowel Sounds Spanish Vietnamese Mandarin Haitian Creole Somali Arabic /aˉ / as in cake + similar similar similar similar; pronounced twice as long + /eˉ / as in here + + similar similar similar; pronounced twice as long + / ˉı/ as in kite + + similar similar similar; pronounced twice as long does not exist /oˉ / as in rope + similar similar similar similar; pronounced twice as long does not exist /uˉ / as in mule , rule + + similar similar similar; pronounced twice as long + The Short Vowels of English: Sound Transfer The Long Vowels of English: Sound Transfer Txli LINGUISTIC CONTRASTIVE ANALYSIS CHARTS 2 & 3