Exercise 8-2: Lax Vowels The lax vowels areproduced in the throat and are actually quite similarto each other.

　　Let's practice some lax vowels.

　　See also Chapter 11 to contrast with tense vowels.

　　Remember to double the vowel when the word endsin a voiced consonant.

　　1. end it un earn

　　2. bet bit book but burn

　　3. kept kid could cut curt

　　4. check chick chuck church

　　5. debt did does dirt

　　6. fence fit foot fun first

　　7. fell fill full furl

　　8. get guilt good gut girl

　　9. help hit hook hut hurt

　　10. held hill hood hull hurl