American English Pronunciation Podcast

10: The American English ’oo sound’ /u/ and ’other u’ /ʊ/

Learn about the tricky /ʊ/ 'other u' (as in 'put') and/u/, the oo sound (as in 'soon').

9: The short vowel sounds /æ, ɛ, ɪ, ɑ, ʌ/ in American English

Learn which sounds are short vowels and how to correctly pronounce them.

8: The long vowel sounds: /eɪ, i, ɑɪ, oʊ, yu/ in American English

Learn which sounds are long vowels and how to correctly pronounce them.
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7: Pronouncing /w/ and /y/

Learn how to create semi-vowels (glides), the /w/ and /y/ and how they exist in words.
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6: American English r-controlled vowels /ɚ, ɑr, ɔr, ɛr/

Practice saying and hearing the difference between r-controlled vowels: /ɚ, ɑr, ɔr,/ and /ɛr/
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5: The American English /r/ and /l/

The tricky /r/ can cause even more problems when it is near the /l/.
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4: The American English /r/

Learn how the American /r/ is different from the British /r/.

3: The English /s/ and /z/

When does the -s ending sound like /s/, and when does it sound like /z/?

2: The English /t/ and /d/

Begin learning about "stops", the /t/ and /d/.

1: The English ’th sounds’ /θ, ð/

Yes, we have two 'th sounds,' /θ,/ and /ð/and they are both very important.