American English Pronunciation Videos

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Content Words in American English

Spoken American English has different types of stress. There is syllable stress which is the stress within a particular word. Then there is word stress which is the way content, focus and function words are stressed in a sentence or thought group. For both types of stress you need to be aware of pitch, vowel length

American English Listening Practice

Randall of esl-lab has added some short movie clips to his website. These are called Video Snapshots and they provide video content that relates to the other listening activities available on his site. As always Randall’s new activities are excellent! If you want practice listening you can check them out here- American English Listening Practice

Accent Reduction Tips for Korean Speakers

Many non-native English speakers, including Koreans, often mispronounce the words woman and women. Both words are stressed on the first syllable as indicated in ‘ bold. However, the vowel sounds do not sound how you think they should! The word woman is pronounced ‘wʊ-mən. The word women is pronounced ‘wɪ-mɪn. Here is a short video from

American English Syllable Stress Patterns & Schwa

One of the most effective ways to improve your American English pronunciation is to use syllable stress correctly. The problem is that many students of spoken English don’t know the syllable stress patterns. Here is a general rule that will help you- Most two syllable nouns are stressed on the first syllable. Other two syllable

Pronouncing t & th in American English (with Martha Stewart)

Listen for all the different ways the th and the t are pronounced in this Thanksgiving video by Martha Stuart. Here is a checklist you can use to guide you as you watch and listen. Print or copy these words and mark each one when you hear it. Then watch and listen again several times

Pronouncing Numbers in American English (Video)

American English numbers are not always pronounced the way they are written. For example, when Americans say the numbers thirty, forty ,fifty and so on…. the t in those words is pronounced more like a d. This sound is called the flap or the tapped t and the IPA symbol is /ɾ/. When they say

One of the teachers at the school where I teach here in Washington, DC just told me about a website with some good American English pronunciation videos. The website is called ugoeigo.com (you go I go) and it features videos that teach you how to make these English sounds: /p/ & /b/, /f/ & /v/,

American English Audio for Listening & Speaking

If you are looking for English audio that you can listen to in order to help you learn pronunciation you may want to check out this site called English Language Listening Lab Online. The site has almost 1000 audio and video files you can use. There are also games and activities. I used to use

3 Success Strategies for Mastering American English Pronunciation

Take a look at my 3 strategies for improving your American English Pronunciation. This is short but sweet! Related posts When O is Pronounced With the /ɑ/ Sound (0) Reduced Speech in American Spoken English (0) Learn American English Pronunciation Using Obama’s Speeches (0) American English Syllable Stress Patterns & Schwa (0) American English Pronunciation-The