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
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Consonant sound partners: t and d
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Consonant sound partners: ch and j
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Consonant sound partners: k and g
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Consonant sound partners: f and v
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Consonant sound partners: s and z
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Consonant sound sh
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Consonant sound "zh"
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Consonant sound: voiceless th
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Consonant sound: voiced th
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Consonant sound y
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Vowel comparison: ee, i, and e
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Vowel comparison: a and u
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Vowel comparison: o / au / aw vs. oa / oe
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Vowel comparison: the two oo sounds
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"Sliding" vowel sound ai / ae
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"Sliding" vowel sound ie
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"Sliding" vowel sound: oi / oy
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"Sliding" vowel sound ue
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"Sliding" vowel sound ou / ow
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R-controlled vowel: er / ir / ur
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R-controlled vowel: ar
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R-controlled vowel: eer
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R-controlled vowel: or
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R-controlled vowel: air / are
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Consonant sound comparison: l and r
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Consonant sound comparison: m and n
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Consonant sound h
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Consonant sound ng
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Consonant sound w / wh
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Consonant sound qu
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The three sounds of x
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-
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Consonant cluster spl-
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Consonant cluster spr-
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Consonant cluster str-
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Consonant cluster -sps
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Consonant cluster -sts
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The letter names