American English Pronunciation Practice - Vowel Sounds

Course details

Welcome to the American English Pronunciation Practice - Vowel Sounds Course. In this course, you will learn the pronunciation of the 16 most common vowel sounds in American English. Understanding and practicing the pronunciation these sounds will help you improve your English and make yourself better understood. 

This course will help you make Your American English pronunciation sound more clear and natural.

• Learn how to shape your mouth to pronounce these English sounds.
• Recognize the difference between tricky sounds like: 
  • cap vs. cop vs. cup
  • bit vs. bet vs. bat
  • rest vs. raced
  • beat vs. bit, and more!
• Get structured practice speaking these sounds. 
• Make yourself understood in English conversations
• Gain confidence in your American English pronunciation.

Improve Your English Pronunciation.

The vowel sounds in American English are quite different from the vowel sounds in other languages. Perhaps your native language doesn't have the [ər] sound as in bird and earth, or the [i] sound as in hit or kiss.  Maybe you've wondered how American English speakers move their mouth, lips, and tongue to pronounce the vowel sounds in English. Well, you will learn all about how to correctly move your mouth for American English vowel pronunciation, which will result in reducing your non-English accent.

For each of the vowel sounds, you will first learn how to shape your mouth. You'll see a short video clip during the lecture that demonstrates how to make the sound. Then, you'll practice the pronunciation of the basic sound itself, then words using the sound in various positions, and finally sentences and phrases that have words using those vowel sounds. Then there exercises contrasting the various vowel sounds taught in the first part of the course.