Since English is not phonetic, the letter A doesn’t have just one pronunciation – it can be pronounced many different ways. Study the different pronunciations of this letter in various words. YouTube blocked? Click here to see the … [Read more...]
This set of videos goes over all of the vowel sounds in American English. Find all of the videos on one specific vowel by clicking on that subcategory under 'Videos' in the main menu.
How to Pronounce the I in ING
The I in ING is the IH as in SIT vowel, according to the IPA. However, in practice, many Americans make a sound that is closer to the EE as in SHE vowel. YouTube blocked? Click here to see the … [Read more...]
English: How to Pronounce the OO [u] Vowel
English has eleven different vowels. It’s important to know the correct mouth position so you can get the vowel right: study this vowel with illustrations and up close, slow motion speech. Sample words: Blue, issue, suit, move, influence, … [Read more...]
English: How to Pronounce [ɜ] UR Vowel
English has eleven different vowels. It’s important to know the correct mouth position so you can get the vowel right: study this vowel with illustrations and up close, slow motion speech. Sample words: Earth, search, circle, thirteen, return, … [Read more...]
English: How to Pronounce the Schwa [ə]
English has eleven different vowels. It’s important to know the correct mouth position so you can get the vowel right: study this vowel with illustrations and up close, slow motion speech. Sample words: Allow, extra, data, again, visa, … [Read more...]
English: How to Pronounce UH as in BOOK or PUSH [ʊ] Vowel
English has eleven different vowels. It’s important to know the correct mouth position so you can get the vowel right: study this vowel with illustrations and up close, slow motion speech. Sample words: Could, book, firewood, sugar, childhood, … [Read more...]
English: How to Pronounce UH as in BUTTER [ʌ] Vowel
English has eleven different vowels. It’s important to know the correct mouth position so you can get the vowel right: study this vowel with illustrations and up close, slow motion speech. Sample words: Sometimes, money, above, untie, uphill, … [Read more...]
English: How to Pronounce [ɑ] AH Vowel
English has eleven different vowels. It’s important to know the correct mouth position so you can get the vowel right: study this vowel with illustrations and up close, slow motion speech. Sample words: Honest, occupation, hot, clock, October, … [Read more...]
English: How to Pronounce IH [ɪ] Vowel
English has eleven different vowels. It’s important to know the correct mouth position so you can get the vowel right: study this vowel with illustrations and up close, slow motion speech. Which, instead, begin, divorce, busy, print. YouTube … [Read more...]
English: How to Pronounce EH [ɛ] Vowel
English has eleven different vowels. It’s important to know the correct mouth position so you can get the vowel right: study this vowel with illustrations and up close, slow motion speech. Sample words: Red, never, embrace, enter, embody, … [Read more...]
English: How to Pronounce AW [ɔ] Vowel
English has eleven different vowels. It’s important to know the correct mouth position so you can get the vowel right: study this vowel with illustrations and up close, slow motion speech. Sample words: Boss, long, runoff, lifelong, login, wrong, … [Read more...]
English: How to Pronounce AA [æ] vowel
Learn the Sounds of American English! This video covers the AA as in BAT [æ] Vowel. Sample words: Chapter, can, act, last, bank, bypass. YouTube blocked? Click here to see the video. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-i7-DDAW-ok Video Text: In … [Read more...]