American English Pronunciation Podcast

#14: Linking consonant sounds

Learn how and why to link words together.

#13: The American English informal contractions

Learn how to understand and why to use informal contractions ...

Learn how to understand and why to use informal contractions in English.

#12: The American English common contractions

Learn how to say and why to use common contractions ...

Learn how to say and why to use common contractions in English.

#11: The American English aw sound, oi sound, and ow sound

Practice comparing the aw sound sound with other similar vowels, ...

Practice comparing the aw sound sound with other similar vowels, and practice the diphthongs oi sound and ow sound.

#10: The American English oo sound and u (as in put)

Learn about the tricky u (as in put) sound and ...

Learn about the tricky u (as in put) sound and the oo sound.

#9: The American English short vowel sounds

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

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

#8: The American English long vowel sounds

Learn which sounds are long vowels and how to correctly ...

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

#7: The English w sound and y sound

Learn how to create semi-vowels (gides), the w sound and ...

Learn how to create semi-vowels (gides), the w sound and y sound and how they exist in words.

#6: The American English r-controlled vowels

Practice saying and hearing the difference between r-controlled vowels

#5: The American English r sound and l sound

The r sound can cause even more problems when it ...

The r sound can cause even more problems when it is near the l sound.