Vowel length in real words
Contrast short and long vowel spellings while reading complete Thai words.
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Objectives
Vowel length belongs to the spelling and pronunciation of a Thai word. Compare the short and long marks before decoding the consonant and final together.
- readingDistinguish short and long u and ʉ spellings
- vocabularyTreat vowel length as part of a word's identity
- readingRead without relying on hidden word audio
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ดู
duu
see; look
ทุก
thúk
every
ปู
puu
crab
คุก
khúk
prison
มือ
mʉʉ
hand
ฝึก
fʉ̀k
practise
คืน
khʉʉn
night; return
นึก
nʉ́k
think; consider
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Source note
Candidate words are bounded to archived reading lessons 3, 7, 11 and 12. No uncertain word audio is used. Vowel analysis, tones and meanings require human Thai review.Exercises
Which word contains the long /uu/ vowel?
- ดู
- ทุก
- คุก
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Correct answer: ดู
The mark ◌ู in ดู represents long /uu/.
Which word contains short /ʉ/?
- ฝึก
- มือ
- คืน
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Correct answer: ฝึก
ฝึก uses the short vowel ◌ึ before its final consonant.
Which word means ‘hand’?
- มือ
- นึก
- ปู
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Correct answer: มือ
มือ is read /mʉʉ/ and means hand.