American English Pronunciation

Here is a very helpful video for American English Learners who wish to improve their American English pronunciation skills. It includes all the American English sounds.

Here are links to American English Pronunciation video mini-lessons compliments of VOA:

Lesson 1: How to Pronounce the Sound /p/ and /b/

Lesson 2: How to Pronounce the Sound /er/

Lesson 3: How to Pronounce the Sound /w/

Lesson 4: How to Pronounce the Sound /r/

Lesson 5: How to Pronounce /f/ and /v/

Lesson 6: How to Pronounce /ch/ and /j/

Lesson 7: How to Pronounce: To, Too, Two

Lesson 8: How to Pronounce: Vowel Sounds

Lesson 9: How to Pronounce: /i/ Sound

Lesson 10: How to Pronounce: /I/ Sound

Lesson 11: How to Pronounce: /i/ and /I/

Lesson 12: How to Pronounce: / eɪ/

Lesson 13: How to Pronounce: /ɛ/ As in Technology

Lesson 14: How to Pronounce: Difference between / eɪ/ and /ɛ/

Lesson 15: How to Pronounce: /æ/ A Relaxed Sound

Lesson 16: How to Pronounce: /ɑ/ The Sound of Modern Jobs

Lesson 17: How to Pronounce: /ɛ/ versus / æ/

Lesson 18: How to Pronounce: /ə/ (or /ʌ/) a fun sound

Lesson 19: How to Pronounce: /ɔ/: A lawful sound

Lesson 20: How to Pronounce: /ɔ/ vs. /ə/

Lesson 21: How to Pronounce: /oʊ/ a travelling sound

Lesson 22: How to Pronounce: /ʊ/: the sound of modal verbs

Lesson 23: How to Pronounce: /u/ as in school

Lesson 24: How to Pronounce: /ʊ/ vs. / u/

Lesson 25: How to Pronounce: /ər/ as in bird

Lesson 26: How to Pronounce: /aɪ/ as in Time

Lesson 27: How to Pronounce: /aʊ/ as in house

Lesson 28: How to Pronounce: /oɪ/ as in boy

Lesson 29: How to Pronounce: Difficult Vowel Sounds /I/ and /i/

Lesson 30: How to Pronounce: Difficult Vowel Sounds /ɛ/ and / æ/

Lesson 31: How to Pronounce: / ə/, /ɑ/, /ɔ/, and /ou/ sounds – Part One

Lesson 32: How to Pronounce: /ə/, /ɑ/, /ɔ/, and /ou/ sounds – Part Two

Lesson 33: How to Pronounce: / ə/, /ɑ/, /ɔ/, and /ou/ sounds – Part Three

Lesson 34: How to Pronounce: More details about /ʊ/

Lesson 35: How to Pronounce: Review of /ər/ sound

Lesson 36: How to Pronounce: Introduction to consonants – important terms and ideas

Lesson 37: How to Pronounce: Place of Articulation

Lesson 38: How to Pronounce: Sounds Made with Lips

Lesson 39: How to Pronounce: Sounds Made with the Tip of the Tongue

Lesson 40: How to Pronounce: Sounds made with the tongue and the hard palate

Lesson 41: How to Pronounce: Sounds made with the back of the tongue

Lesson 42: How to Pronounce: Replacing the /ŋ/ sound

Lesson 43: How to Pronounce: What Are Stops?

Lesson 44: How to Pronounce: Stops vs. Fricatives

Lesson 45: How to Pronounce: What Are Affricates?

Lesson 46: How to Pronounce: What Are Nasals?

Lesson 47: How to Pronounce: What is Voicing?

Lesson 48: How to Pronounce: Fricatives and Voicing

Lesson 49: How to Pronounce: Stops and Voicing

Lesson 50: How to Pronounce: Affricates and Voicing

Lesson 51: How to Pronounce: The /h/ Sound as in Hello

Lesson 52: How to Pronounce: English Pronunciation for Arabic Speakers, Part One

Lesson 53: How to Pronounce: English Pronunciation for Arabic Speakers, Part Two

Lesson 54: How to Pronounce: English Pronunciation for Chinese Speakers, Part One

Lesson 55: How to Pronounce: English Pronunciation for Chinese Speakers, Part Two

Lesson 56: How to Pronounce: English Pronunciation for Persian Speakers

Lesson 57: How to Pronounce: English Pronunciation for French Speakers, Part One

Lesson 58: How to Pronounce: English Pronunciation for French Speakers, Part Two

Lesson 59: How to Pronounce: English Pronunciation for Hindi, Punjabi Speakers

Lesson 60: How to Pronounce: English Pronunciation for Korean Speakers, Part One

Lesson 61: How to Pronounce: English Pronunciation for Korean Speakers, Part Two

Lesson 62: How to Pronounce: English Pronunciation for Spanish Speakers, Part One

Lesson 63: How to Pronounce: Common Issue for Spanish Speakers – Consonant Clusters

Lesson 64: How to Pronounce: Common Pronunciation Issues for Vietnamese Speakers

Lesson 65: How to Pronounce: The Different /t/ Sounds of American English, Part One

Lesson 66: How to Pronounce: The Different /t/ Sounds of American English, Part Two

Lesson 67: How to Pronounce: Grammatical Endings, Part One

Lesson 68: How to Pronounce: Grammatical Endings, Part Two

Lesson 69: How to Pronounce: Grammatical Endings, Part Three

Lesson 70: How to Pronounce: The /s/ and /z/ Sounds of American English, Part One

Lesson 71: How to Pronounce: The /s/ and /z/ Sounds of American English, Part Two

Lesson 72: How to Pronounce: Verbs and Nouns with the Letter S

Lesson 73: How to Pronounce: Syllable Stress – General Overview

Lesson 74: How to Pronounce: Be Careful About Syllable Stress

Lesson 75: How to Pronounce: General Ideas for Syllable Stress

Lesson 76: How to Pronounce: Word Stress

Lesson 77: How to Pronounce: Word Stress – Compound Nouns

Lesson 78: How to Pronounce: Word Stress and Adjectives

Lesson 79: How to Pronounce: Word Stress and Phrasal Verbs

Lesson 80: How to Pronounce: Word Stress and Noun Forms of Phrasal Verbs

Lesson 81: How to Pronounce: Word Stress – Numbers and Abbreviations

Lesson 82: How to Pronounce: Word Stress – Place Names in the United States

Lesson 83: How to Pronounce: Verbs in Everyday Speech

Lesson 84: How To Pronounce: Auxiliary Verbs in Everyday Speech

Lesson 85: How To Pronounce: Falling Intonation

Lesson 86: How To Pronounce: Rising Intonation

Lesson 87: How To Pronounce: Non-final intonation

Lesson 88: How to Pronounce: Series Intonation

Lesson 89: How to Pronounce: Contrastive Stress

Lesson 90: How to Pronounce: Casual Speech, Careful Pronunciation

Lesson 91: How to Pronounce: Questions in Casual Speech

Lesson 92: How to Pronounce: Modals, Negative Modal Structures in Casual Speech

Lesson 93: How to Pronounce: Internet Search Engines and American English

Lesson 94: How to Pronounce: Reducing Vowels

Lesson 95: How to Pronounce: Nouns, Pronouns in Everyday Speech

Lesson 96: How to Pronounce: Casual Speech with ‘of’

Lesson 97: How to Pronounce: Same Spelling, Different Meaning, Part 1

Lesson 98: How to Pronounce: Same Spelling, Different Pronunciation, Part 2

Lesson 99: How to Pronounce: Same Spelling, Different Pronunciation, Part 3

Lesson 100: How to Pronounce: Same Spelling, Different Pronunciation, Part 4

Lesson 101: How to Pronounce: Same Spelling, Different Pronunciation, Part 5

Lesson 102: How to Pronounce: Shadowing

Lesson 103: How to Pronounce: Slow Speech

Lesson 104: How to Pronounce: Acceleration

American English Pronunciation Learning Tips:

— The American English pronunciation system is markedly different from the British English pronunciation system. First and foremost, there is a greater variance in vowel sounds in American English. For example, the vowel sound in “bat” is pronounced as “ah” in British English, but as “aht” in American English. Additionally, consonants are often pronounced differently.

— American English pronunciation is different than other types of English because the accent is more emphasized on certain syllables than others. For example, the letter “a” is typically pronounced as “ah” in American English, whereas in British English, it is pronounced as “ay”. Additionally, the letter “r” is typically pronounced as “ah” in American English, whereas in British English, it is pronounced as “arr”.

— The pronunciation of American English is different than the pronunciation of British English. American English has a more “flat” sound, while British English has a more “rounded” sound. This is due to the differences in the vowel sounds between the two dialects. In American English, the “a” sound is more like the “ah” sound, and the “e” sound is more like the “eh” sound.

— The pronunciation of American English is often difficult for people from other countries to understand. This is because Americans use a lot of complex academic jargon that is not used in other varieties of English. For example, they might say “I’m gonna” instead of “I’m going to” or “shoulda” instead of “should have”. They might also pronounce words differently than people from other countries.

— The pronunciation of American English is typically characterized by the use of rhotic vowels. This means that speakers will typically pronounce the letter “r” in words like “car” and “star”, regardless of whether or not it is actually present in the word. Additionally, American English typically has a higher pitch than other varieties of English, and its rhythm is often more pronounced.

— The pronunciation of American English is distinguished by certain features, most notably the use of rhoticity. This refers to the pronouncing of the letter “R” in words like “hard” and “card”, which is not found in many other varieties of English. In addition, American English typically has a higher pitch than other variants, and a more open vowel sound in words like “kit” and “sit”.

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