Dutch Vowels

Part 1

Click below and listen to a recording of the fifteen Dutch vowels spoken in isolation. Each vowel is repeated five times. For each vowel, put a dot on the cardinal vowel chart below, and put the number of the vowel (on the tape) next to the dot. Try to listen to the whole list just once without going back.

For vowels that belong on the secondary cardinal vowel chart, use a * instead of a dot.
For dipthongs, represent them as arrows, from beginning quality to end (and use a * where required at one or the other endpoints of the arrow).

Click here for list of 15 vowels

Part 2

The Dutch vowels are listen in scrambled order below. Click on each one and attempt to match it to one of the vowels in Part I (1-15), using your chart as a guide. Do not go back and listen to Part I again.

2a. ________	2f. ________	2k. ________
2b. ________	2g. ________	2l. ________
2c. ________	2h. ________	2m. ________
2d. ________	2i. ________	2n. ________
2e. ________	2j. ________	2o. ________

Part 3

Here is another set of examples of the Dutch vowels, this time in consonant contexts. Again, match each vowel to one in your chart.

3a. ________	3f. ________	3k. ________
3b. ________	3g. ________	3l. ________
3c. ________	3h. ________	3m. ________
3d. ________	3i. ________	3n. ________
3e. ________	3j. ________	3o. ________