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Short-vowel IPA Symbols

  • by PronunciationCoach
  • Posted on March 11, 2013March 10, 2020
  • IPA

Knowing how the English vowel system works, with Long-vowels and Short-vowels, can help train your brain to work with English in a way that is similar to how native-speakers process the language. It can help […]

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Overview of Vowels

  • by PronunciationCoach
  • Posted on March 1, 2013
  • Long A

Do you know the total number of different vowel sounds in English? Beginners often think the answer is “five”, because there are five vowel letters in the alphabet. Of course, anyone familiar with this blog […]

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Long-OO

  • by PronunciationCoach
  • Posted on February 8, 2013
  • Long OO

There is no letter “OO” in the English alphabet, but Long-OO and Short-oo are part of the vowel system. Short-oo Short-oo is a unique vowel sound that is not represented by any other vowel letter. […]

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Tongue tension – a secret key

  • by PronunciationCoach
  • Posted on May 16, 2012
  • Short a

Tongue tension is important for pronouncing English short vowels well. All of the short vowels in American English need a relaxed tongue. In fact, some books and dictionaries call these vowels “lax vowels”. THE SECRET […]

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Short-oo? What’s that?

  • by PronunciationCoach
  • Posted on May 4, 2012
  • Short OO

Short-oo is a vowel that is a little bit unusual. Now, you may be thinking, “But that’s not a letter in the English alphabet!”, and of course, you’re right. But Long-OO and Short-oo is a […]

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A tongue-twister: How Much Wood?

  • by PronunciationCoach
  • Posted on January 18, 2011
  • Short OO

Here is a good tongue-twister to try: How much wood would a woodchuck chuck, if a woodchuck could chuck wood? There are 3 keys to pronouncing this well: 1. “wood” and “would” sound the same. […]

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