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Tricky American English Pronunciation

356 個評分

University of California, Irvine

Tricky American English Pronunciation

356 個評分

In this course, you’ll practice the sounds of American English that might sometimes be confusing. You'll practice both consonant and vowel sounds. You’ll also learn about the things that give English its special “music,” such as how to stress the right syllable in a word, how to make your voice go up and down in a natural-sounding melody, and how to naturally connect sounds and words. Learning these things will help you speak more clearly and make sure that others can understand what you're saying. This course is useful for English language learners who want to improve pronunciation of American English for better communication. Note that access to all of the lectures and handouts are free to anyone, but the graded assignments and quizzes are only available in the paid version of the course. You will need to submit recordings of your own pronunciation for graded assignments.

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Tricky Vowel Sounds

This week, you’ll practice some tricky vowel sounds in American English. Vowels are sounds that come out of your mouth very smoothly, like the first sounds in apple, ocean, and out. Vowel sounds are very important for being understood in English. They’re the “heart” of each syllable, and they need to be said clearly to avoid misunderstanding. Our goal is to help you pronounce English in a way that can be easily understood by listeners in real life, and mastering vowel sounds is an important step toward that goal. Now let’s practice the vowel sounds of American English.

Tricky Vowel Contrasts Part 17:48

Tricky Vowel Contrasts Part 26:22

Tricky Vowel Pairs Practice6:57

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Tamy Chapman
Instructor, International Programs
University of California Irvine Division of Continuing Education
Marla Yoshida
Academic Coordinator
International Programs
Brad Gilpin

Practice activity, tricky vowel pairs.

Let's practice some vowel pairs in English that might sometimes be confusing,

like the sounds in seat and sit, late and let, pool and

pull, sit and set, met and Mat,

cap and cop, caught and coat, nut and not.

Let's practice.

First say these two words, litter, letter.

Now which word am I saying?

Letter.

Letter.

That's right.

I said letter.

The vowel sound was e.

Now, say these words.

Sleep.

Slip.

Now, which word am I saying?

Sleep.

Sleep.

That's right, I said sleep.

The vowel was ee.

Now say these two words.

Better batter.

Which word am I saying?

Batter, batter.

That's right.

I said batter.

The vowel was a.

Now, say these two words.

Gate, get.

Which word am I saying?

Get, get.

That's right, I said get.

The vowel was E.

Now, say this two words.

Shell, shall.

Which word am I saying?

Shall, shall.

That's right, I said shall.

The vowel sound was [SOUND]

Finally, say these two words.

Stack.

Stock.

Now, which word am I saying?

Stack.

Stack.

That's right, I said stack.

The vowel sound was [SOUND] First

say these two words, hug, hog.

Now, which word am I saying?

Hog.

Hog, That's right, I said hog.

The vowel sound was [SOUND] Now, say these words.

Fool, full, which word am I saying?

Fool, fool.

Yes, I said fool.

The vowel sound was oo.

Now, say these two words.

Bought, boat.

Now, which word am I saying?

Boat, Boat

Yes, I said boat

The vowel sound was O.

Now, say these two words.

Stuck, Stock

Now, which word am I saying?

Stuck, Stuck

That’s right, I said stuck.

The vowel sound was [SOUND] Now, say these two words.

Who’d, hood. Now which word am I saying?

Hood, hood.

Yes, I said, hood.

The vowel sound was oo.

Now say these two words law, low hood now which word am I saying?

Law, Law

That’s right, I said law.

The vowel sound was aw

Now, let's practice some sentences that have these sounds.

The calendar for February has 28 days.

People in this city like to see films in the evening.

Miss Smith's assistant is very clever.

You'll need paper and a pencil to take this test.

Ed was wearing a yellow cap and black sunglasses.

Now, let's try some sentences that have these confusing sounds.

We all looked at the beautiful full moon.

Sophie bought a new yellow coat.

I want a long, fuzzy rug for the front hall.

Would you rather sail a boat in a lake or a pool?

Keep practicing these tricky vowel sounds so you can say them easily and clearly.

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