Lesson 17: [ɪr]-[iɚ] – Fear, veer, steer. Master the [ɪr]-[iɚ] r-controlled 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. [ɪr/iɚ] is an r-controlled vowel sound that transitions from the “close front/high...
Lesson 18: [ɛr] – Hair, care, wear, compare. Master the [ɛr] r-controlled 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. [ɛr] is an r-controlled vowel sound that transitions from the “open-mid front...
Lesson 19: [ʊr] – Sure, allure, pure, cure. Master the [ʊr] r-controlled 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. [ʊr] is an r-controlled vowel sound that transitions from the “near-close, near...
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...