American English Pronunciation MasterClass

Master the short a sound, learn the correct mouth position, and practice 'at' through three word sets and three sentence drills to improve pronunciation for cap and map.

Master the long a sound with ay by practicing word sets bake, cake, lake, and make through guided repetition in this American English Pronunciation MasterClass.

Review short a and long a sounds with examples like apple and tape, focusing on mouth shapes and pronunciation cues.

Practice the short e sound with a relaxed mouth and jaw, using the ex-ex key sound, and complete three sets of word drills and sentences to master jet and set.

Master the long e sound by shaping the mouth and practicing words like eat, heat, meat, and seat, plus sentences such as we need three beats.

Review short e and long e sounds using set and seat, highlighting relaxed versus tight mouth positions, and introduce upcoming short i and long i contrasts.

Practice the short i sound with a relaxed mouth, lips, tongue, and jaw, focusing on the key sound it and drilling short i words and sentences.

Master the long i sound with lip tension, then practice long i words and sentences like why did Ty fly tonight and Kai tried to find time to dine.

Review short i and long i sounds, compare kit and kite, and practice 'this is my first visit' before introducing short o and long o sounds.

Master the short o sound, as in cook and book, by relaxing the mouth and jaw while practicing three word sets and sentences such as I took the book.

Master the long o sound (like boat and moat) by practicing three word sets and three sentences, using a rounded mouth, pushed-out lips, middle tongue, and up jaw.

Master the short o and long o sounds with relaxed vs wider mouth shapes, using book and boat as key examples. Preview short u and long u sounds.

Master the short u sound, as in cut and gut, by keeping the mouth, lips, tongue, and jaw relaxed, and practice with short u words and the up sound.

Practice the long u sound with rounded lips, a down tongue, and an up jaw, using food, mood, noon, and spoon.

Review short u and long u pronunciation, practicing the quick short u as in but or cut and the long u as in food or moo, then preview diphthongs.

Explore the ow diphthong and the owl sound, practicing how the mouth moves from wide to rounded, with examples like how now cow.

Learn the diphthong oy sound as in boy and toy, understand mouth movement from wide to round, and practice with words and sentences.

Master the diphthong yu sound, the use sound, by shaping the mouth. Practice with blue, shoe, few, and you, using e w as in few.

Practice the aw sound, the key sound 'saw,' and the blend of vowel and consonant with words like claw, jaw, law, dawn, lawn, pawn.

Explore ah sound and the ox sound, with a relaxed mouth and lowered tongue; spelling uses the letter o as in rock; practice ox, fox, rocks, socks and r-sound sentences.

practice the er sound as in earth, bird, and nerd through blend exercises, word sets, sentence drills, and mouth position cues.

Contrast short a and short u sounds with guided practice using minimal pairs like bad/bud, cat/cut, bag/bug, and related sentences to reinforce pronunciation.

Contrast short a with short e using words like bat and bet, then practice three word sets and three sentences to reinforce pronunciation.

Contrast the short a and ah sounds in the American English Pronunciation MasterClass, using three word sets and sentences with cap, cop, nap, and related pairs.

Explore the contrast between long a and short e through three word sets. Practice pairs like raced and rest, then apply in three sentences, each set repeated twice.

Contrast short e with short i using word sets and repeated practice. Practice three word sets and sentences like 'Tim sells ten bells for ten cents' to master pronunciation.

contrast short e with short u, using three sets of practice words and three sentences to reinforce pronunciation of bet and but and related sounds.

Contrast long e with short i using word pairs like beat and bit, then drill three word sets and two repetitions, followed by sentences containing long and short vowels.

Contrast long o with the ah sound through guided practice of word sets like hope and hop, then apply it to sentences featuring long o and all words.

Contrast long o with awe and practice word sets to reinforce American English pronunciation. Drill three word sets twice and repeat sentences featuring long o and aw to build accuracy.

Master the contrast between short u and all sounds by practicing three sets and three sentences featuring cup, cop, mud, pod, pop, got, caught, and socks.

Contrast short u with long u through sets of words and sentences, practice each set twice, and build clear American English pronunciation.

The lecture contrasts aw with er sounds, guiding pronunciation practice through three word sets and sentences like Kurt walks to work and Pearl talked then fought.

Practice the L sound with precise tongue placement and examples from the beginning, middle, and end of words—lake, alive, level, shovel—and preview the R sound.

Practice the r sound by curling the tongue tip upward without touching the roof, with examples at the beginning, middle, and end of words and sentences.

Practice the L and R sounds through beginning, middle, and sentence-level minimal pairs with examples like lake and rake, lead and red, and phrases such as Rob likes red lilies.

Practice identifying the odd word in each of ten four-word sets and choose A, B, C, or D to distinguish L and R sounds.

Master the b sound by bringing the lips together and voicing with the vocal cords, then practice b words at the beginning and middle of words and in sentences.

Practice the v sound with lip position and vocal cords, avoiding lip contact to prevent a b sound. Practice v in initial, middle, and repeated forms through words and sentences.

Practice the b and v sounds through minimal pairs in American English pronunciation, focusing on initial and medial positions and sentence-level drills to reinforce pronunciation.

Engage in a ten-question listening quiz to distinguish b and v sounds by identifying the one word that differs from three identical counterparts, heard only once.

Master the w sound by shaping rounded lips and a mid-mouth tongue, then practice beginning, middle, and ending w words and sentences to improve American English pronunciation.

Practice the w and v sounds with minimal pairs and words at the beginning of words, focusing on lip rounding for w and lip separation for v.

Practice distinguishing W and V sounds in ten listening questions, identifying the odd word out among four spoken options. Hear each word once, then select A, B, C, or D.

Practice the unvoiced f sound by touching the lip to the teeth and avoiding vocal cords. Master the f sound with beginning, middle, and end positions and example words.

Practice the f and v sounds through initial and middle positions using minimal pairs and example sentences to improve clarity and pronunciation in American English.

Participate in a ten-question listening quiz that asks you to identify the one different word among four spoken options, each word heard once, focusing on f and v sounds.

Practice the p sound by bringing the lips together and releasing unvoiced air, with guided repetition of words like pan, pat, pear, and Paul.

Practice the f and p sounds using minimal pairs and word lists, focusing on unvoiced sounds, with repeated examples and sentences to improve pronunciation.

Engage in a ten-question P and F listening quiz that plays four words per question, with three identical words and one different, and requires selecting the odd word heard once.

Practice distinguishing p and b sounds with a ten-question audio quiz, where four words appear—three identical and one different—and you choose from a, b, c, or d after listening.

Practice s sound by keeping lips tight and the tongue toward the back of the teeth, noting the s sound is unvoiced and used at beginning, middle, and end positions.

Practice the unvoiced sh sound by keeping the tongue near the roof of the mouth, then use initial, middle, and final sh words like shave and ship.

Practice s and sh sounds through initial and final position words and sentences, using minimal pairs to improve American English pronunciation.

Distinguish s and sh sounds in a ten-question listening quiz, where four words per item tell you which one differs from the rest; each word is spoken once.