Vowel Contraption Simply Unspeakable

Have you ever been confused with the IPA Vowel Chart showing the positions of the tongue that make different vowel sounds? Some vowels may be front and open, like /ae/, and some vowels may be back and close, like /u/. The kind of vowel you make depends on how your tongue is positioned or moved in the mouth. (If you can't see the chart below, click here.)

Front	Near- front	Central	Near- back	Back
Close	i · y ɨ · ʉ ɯ · u ɪ · ʏ ʊ e · ø ɘ · ɵ ɤ · o ə ɛ · œ ɜ · ɞ ʌ · ɔ æ ɐ a · ɶ ɑ · ɒ
Near-close
Close-mid
Mid
Open-mid
Near-open
Open

Sometimes, a Sammy Diagram, a line drawing of a human head, is used instead:

Tongue positions of cardinal front vowels with highest point indicated. The position of the highest point is used to determine vowel height and backness

 However, we can now see in a video exactly how the tongue's position and movements affect the quality of vowel being said:

If you can't see the video above, you may try it from home or some other location.