American English Pronunciation Basics
Learn how to clearly pronounce the consonant and vowel sounds in American English. Viewers will see closeups of the mouth positions for individual sounds, sound combinations, and simple words. Similar sounds will also be compared. All sounds and words have captions and are spoken by native English speaker Alizah Anne Kaite, a professional pronunciation and accent instructor from the U.S.A.
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Consonant sound partners: p and b
46s
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Consonant sound partners: t and d
40s
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Consonant sound partners: ch and j
45s
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Consonant sound partners: k and g
42s
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Consonant sound partners: f and v
44s
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Consonant sound partners: s and z
42s
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Consonant sound sh
23s
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Consonant sound "zh"
26s
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Consonant sound: voiceless th
28s
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Consonant sound: voiced th
26s
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Consonant sound y
22s
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Vowel comparison: ee, i, and e
55s
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Vowel comparison: a and u
40s
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Vowel comparison: o / au / aw vs. oa / oe
41s
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Vowel comparison: the two oo sounds
40s
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"Sliding" vowel sound ai / ae
20s
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"Sliding" vowel sound ie
20s
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"Sliding" vowel sound: oi / oy
20s
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"Sliding" vowel sound ue
22s
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"Sliding" vowel sound ou / ow
24s
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R-controlled vowel: er / ir / ur
28s
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R-controlled vowel: ar
25s
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R-controlled vowel: eer
24s
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R-controlled vowel: or
25s
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R-controlled vowel: air / are
22s
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Consonant sound comparison: l and r
43s
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Consonant sound comparison: m and n
43s
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Consonant sound h
20s
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Consonant sound ng
20s
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Consonant sound w / wh
21s
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Consonant sound qu
25s
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The three sounds of x
42s
The sound of x will change depending on where it is in a word (beginning, middle, or end)
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Consonant cluster scr-
22s
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Consonant cluster spl-
21s
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Consonant cluster spr-
25s
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Consonant cluster str-
20s
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Consonant cluster -sps
23s
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Consonant cluster -sts
23s