How to make the /æ/ in cap, /ʌ/ in cup, and /ɑ/ in cop sounds: The /æ/ in cap is a short sound. The jaw drops and the tip of the tongue...

Verbs add -ed for past tense. It is always spelled the same, but it is pronounced three different ways, /d/, a /t/, or /əd/

Silent letters are one of the trickier things in English Pronunciation.

Learning the accent in a foreign language is like learning a musical instrument.

How to make the /l/ and /r/ sounds: These two sounds are murder for people who don't have the /l/ sound in their language. If you have...

You'd think this was a simple sound. Well, yes and no. How to pronounce the /t/ and /d/ sounds: The /t/ and /d/ sounds are formed with...

The /p/ and /b/ sounds are formed with the same mouth position. The /p/ is unvoiced, only air passes through your mouth. The /b/ is...

How to make the /ʊ/ sound: The /ʊ/ in bull is a short sound. Your mouth is relaxed, your lips are only slightly rounded, your tongue is...

How to make the /ә:/ sound: The /ә:/ in bird sounds VERY different in American and British English. In North American (rhotic) English,...

How to make the /ʌ/ and /ə/ sounds: The /ʌ/ in but and /ə/ in bottom are both made with the mouth entirely relaxed with the tongue...

How to make the /ɪ/ sound: The /ɪ/ in bit is a short sound, the tongue is slightly back in the mouth, the jaw is only a bit open, and...

How to make the /ɛ/ sound: The /ɛ/ sound in bed is relaxed and short. The middle of the tongue rounds slightly up and the sides of the...

How to make the /eɪ/ and /ɛ/ sounds: The /eɪ/ sound in bait is long and is a diphthong, a merging of two vowel sounds in the same...

Everyone gets anxious about the 20 different vowel sounds we have in English spelled with only 5 vowels...but it's not those sounds...

How to make the /ʒ/ and /dʒ/ sounds: The /ʒ/ is the voiced equivalent of /sh/. Put your finger on your larynx, make the /sh/ sound, then...

How to make the /æ/ and/ɛ/ sounds: The /æ/ in bat is short sound. The jaw drops and the tip of the tongue presses into the bottom teeth....

How to make the /w/ and /v/ sounds: The /v/ sound in vet is a voice sound made by putting your bottom lip lightly against your top teeth...

How to form the /v/ and /b/ sounds: The /v/ and the /b/ sounds are pronounced similarly in some languages, but in English they’re quite...

How to make the /j/ and /dʒ/ sounds: The /j/ in yellow is a voiced sound made with the lips relaxed. The sides of the tongue touch the...

How to make the /u:/ and /ʊ/ sounds: The /u:/ in pool is a long sound. Your lips are rounded, your mouth is tense, imagine the sound...