American English: Important Sounds for Perfect Pronunciation

Review word stress, practice primary stress with high-frequency words, two-syllable nouns and verbs, and compound nouns, and introduce the schwa sound and unstressed syllables for part two.

Master the schwa in unstressed syllables by recognizing primary and secondary stress, practicing clear and unclear vowels, and imitating native rhythm and melody of English pronunciation.

Explore how to read IPA pronunciation symbols and stress marks in online dictionaries, compare British and American pronunciations, and practice with entries from Oxford and Longman.

Master the er sound and vowels for American English, focusing on tongue position and a non-touching mouth, with a tiger-growl cue and spelling patterns like er, ear, and ir.

Master the North American er sound, including stressed and weak syllables and the schwam followed by an r variation, through tongue twisters and workbook assignments to progress.

Explore r-controlled vowels by blending a vowel with earth to form rhotic sounds, such as hair, rare, hear, here, fire, and flower, with tongue and lip guidance.

Practice r controlled vowels and the r sound with pirate jokes, tongue twisters, and bear and hair examples, while also exploring th sounds, long e and earth sounds.

Master the r sound by keeping the tongue centered and blowing air out with lips open and rounded; practice with words like right, wrong, reef, wrench.

Master the short i sound in American English by relaxing the mouth, learning its common spellings, and practicing top 100 most spoken words.

Learn to distinguish the short i from the long e through mouth position and IPA symbols. Compare words with one i or rare y, and practice with IPA notes.

Learn how the short i can act as a schwa in weak syllables, and practice choosing the right vowel in unstressed positions to keep primary and secondary stresses clear.

Master the L sound by placing the tongue behind the upper front teeth and touching the alveolar ridge, contrast with the R, and practice L words, drills, and daily singing.

Master the light l before vowels and the dark l after vowels by placing the tongue tip behind the upper teeth and raising the back, practicing common words.

This lecture explains the syllabic l, how long vowels trigger an extra syllable, with examples like sale, real, while, whole, and school, and guided practice in sentences.

Master the pronunciation of English -ed endings with three distinct sounds. This lecture shows when to use each pronunciation through examples and a listening exercise.

Learn the three pronunciations of the ed ending in American English—an extra syllable after t or d, a voiced d, or a voiceless t—through rule-based guidance and practice.

Explore the s and z sounds in English, focusing on voicing, mouth position, and spelling variations. Practice discrimination with word lists and sentence pairs to improve pronunciation accuracy.

Master the s endings in American English, including plural, third-person singular, and possessive forms. Learn to pronounce s endings as z after voiced sounds.

Master s endings in American English by applying rules for voiceless and sibilant endings, with examples like wife, staff, watches, pages, and senses to guide pronunciation.

Celebrate completing the course and master the rhythm and melody of American English through word and sentence stress, linking, contractions, reductions, and rise and fall of your voice.