The following examples are the most common vowel mistakes of Turkish speakers:

  • Confuse E and IH (say “sight” or “sit”)
  • Say A instead of EH (say “bait” instead of “bet”)
  • Confuse OOH and EW (say “look” or “Luke”)
  • Say O instead of OH (say “boat” instead of “bought”)
  • Say UH instead of ER (say “but” instead of “Bert”)
  • Say OH instead of OW (say “bought” instead of “bout”)