Heteronyms are words that are spelled the same but have different meanings and are pronounced differently, like tear: A tear ran down her cheek; Be careful so you don’t tear the paper. YouTube blocked? Click here to see the … [Read more...]
This is a collection of all of the Rachel's English videos in the order they were produced, with the most recent videos first.
Look vs. Luke
These two words can be hard to tell apart if you’re not familiar with the difference in vowel sound. Watch the video to study the difference in mouth position for this minimal pair. YouTube blocked? Click here to see the … [Read more...]
How to Pronounce OUGH
These four letters have more than one pronunciation. Though there aren’t rules to let you know which pronunciation to use, you can familiarize yourself with the options in this video. YouTube blocked? Click here to see the … [Read more...]
How to Pronounce [æ] before [n], [m], or [ŋ]
The AA vowel changes when it’s followed by a nasal consonant – it’s no longer a pure AA vowel. See how it changes and sound very American when you say words like ‘thanks’ and ‘man’. YouTube blocked? Click here to see the … [Read more...]
How to Pronounce Bottle vs. Battle
These two words can be hard to tell apart if you’re not familiar with the difference in vowel sound. Watch the video to study the difference in mouth position for this minimal pair. YouTube blocked? Click here to see the … [Read more...]
How to Pronounce the 50 States (4/4)
The US state names can be tricky. In this 4-video series, I'll go over how to pronounce each one of the state names. Remember, people from different regions might use a different pronunciation for some of the names. YouTube blocked? Click here to … [Read more...]
Comparing the 3 UH Sounds
There are three sounds that can be written with ‘UH’: the vowel in BOOK [?], BUTTER [?], and the schwa [?]. Compare the mouth positions for these three different sound. YouTube blocked? Click here to see the … [Read more...]
How to Pronounce Common Last Names (2)
Learn how to pronounce some of the most common last names in America. My name is on this list! Video one of two. YouTube blocked? Click here to see the video. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2gFdCbIw9bQ Video Text: This is the second half of … [Read more...]
How to Pronounce the 50 States (3/4)
The US state names can be tricky. In this 4-video series, I'll go over how to pronounce each one of the state names. Remember, people from different regions might use a different pronunciation for some of the names. YouTube blocked? Click here to … [Read more...]
How to Pronounce Common Last Names (1)
Learn how to pronounce some of the most common last names in America. My name is on this list! Video one of two. YouTube blocked? Click here to see the video. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d0yTlhka_yQ Video Text: Today I'm going to go over … [Read more...]
Homophones
Homophones are words that sound the same though they are spelled differently and have different meanings, for example, they’re-there-their. Learn more homophones in this video. YouTube blocked? Click here to see the … [Read more...]
How to Pronounce the 50 States (2/4)
The US state names can be tricky. In this 4-video series, I'll go over how to pronounce each one of the state names. Remember, people from different regions might use a different pronunciation for some of the names. YouTube blocked? Click here to … [Read more...]