How Many Vowel Sounds Are There?
How Many Vowel Sounds Are There? A, E, I, O, U. Oh, and sometimes Y. So, six? Actually, English has at least 14 different vowel sounds and, depending on the speaker and dialect, maybe more than 20. What are the 20 vowel sounds? English has 20 vowel sounds. Short vowels in the IPA are /ɪ/-pit,