Lesson 20.1: [ə] – Introduction to the Schwa. Master the unstressed [ə] vowel sound in Standard American English.
Your browser does not support the video tag. Relax and imitate the coach. Let your body and posture adjust so that you can make the sounds and pronounce the words comfortably. [ə] is a mid central unrounded vowel and is the most common vowel sound in English! Not only...
Lesson 20.2: [ə] – Replacing Unstressed Vowels. Master the unstressed [ə] vowel sound in Standard American English.
Your browser does not support the video tag. Word Pairs Central [ˈsɛntrəl] usually [ˈjuʒəwəli] important [ɪmˈpɔrtənt] achievement [əˈʧivmənt] example [ɪgˈzæmpəl] necessarily [ˌnɛsəˈsɛrəli] question [ˈkwɛsʧən] tomorrow [təˈmɑˌroʊ] community [kəmˈjunəti] director...
Lesson 20.3: [ə] – Exploring the Schwa. Master the unstressed [ə] vowel sound in Standard American English.
Your browser does not support the video tag. Your browser does not support the video tag. if you pronounce each letter perfectly, you might sound angry, like in “Did you go across the street?” The more the “a” from “across” is a...
Lesson 21: [p/pʰ] – Power, apparent, tap. Master the aspirated voiceless bilabial plosive [p/pʰ] consonant sound.
Your browser does not support the video tag. Your browser does not support the video tag. Relax and imitate the coach. Let your body and posture adjust so that you can make the sounds and pronounce the words comfortably. [p/pʰ] is an aspirated voiceless bilabial...
Lesson 22: [b] – Boom, trouble, numb, carob. Master the voiced bilabial plosive [b] consonant sound.
Your browser does not support the video tag. Your browser does not support the video tag. Relax and imitate the coach. Let your body and posture adjust so that you can make the sounds and pronounce the words comfortably. [b] is a voiced bilabial plosive consonant...
Lesson 23: [t/tʰ] – Tap, attack, cat. Master the aspirated voiceless alveolar plosive [tʰ] consonant sound.
Your browser does not support the video tag. Your browser does not support the video tag. Relax and imitate the coach. Let your body and posture adjust so that you can make the sounds and pronounce the words comfortably. [t/tʰ] is a pulmonic voiceless occlusive...
Lesson 24: [d] – Dog, adorable, blinded. Master the voiced alveolar dental plosive [d] consonant sound.
Your browser does not support the video tag. Your browser does not support the video tag. Relax and imitate the coach. Let your body and posture adjust so that you can make the sounds and pronounce the words comfortably. [d] is a pulmonic voiced occlusive alveolar...