Unstressed Vowels
Wells also describes three sets of words based on their word-final unstressed vowels. Although not included in the standard 24 lexical sets, these "have indexical and diagnostic value in distinguishing accents".
| Keyword | Example words |
|---|---|
| happY | silly, Tony, merry |
| lettER | beggar, martyr, visor |
| commA | China, sofa |
Read more about this topic: Lexical Set, Wells Standard Lexical Sets For English
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