Here  are  the  19  vowel  sounds, to say aloud with drama!

a - man....e - men.. i - bit... o - hot .....u - but ant..........egg........in.........on............up

A  - rain . .E- feet. .I - night . O - boat . .U - new .....mate. . . .Pete. . . mite. . . . .mote. . . . mute

ar - farm...er - her . .air - fair . or - for . .aw -saw ..............ur - hurt

ow - cow.....oi - coin....oo - boot......oo- look

..................Vowel sounds are harder to spell than consonant sounds.

English has about 19 clear vowel SOUNDS,
but only 5 vowel LETTERS a e i o u
to help spell these sounds.

So this makes problems in spelling.