Assertion: tense vowel | /r/Synonym | free vowels
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text: Therefore, they are also known as checked vowels, whereas the tense vowels are called free vowels since they can occur in any kind of syllable.[citation needed]
text: The tense vowels are called free vowels, as they often occur at the end of a syllable.
text: Therefore, these vowels are also called checked vowels, as opposed to the tense vowels that are called free vowels because they can occur even in open syllables.