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How We Make Vowels

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This chart lays out the vowel sounds a human can make, along with the mouth and tongue positions needed.

Most of our vowels are formed by changing the shape (and thus resonant properties) in our throats and mouths to amplify specific sounds.

Because those shape changes emphasize different frequencies, we can easily distinguish each vowel.

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