How To Pronounce The English Vowels: 7 Simple Guidelines For Pronouncing English Vowel Sounds

7 Simple Guidelines For Pronouncing Vowel Sounds Watch the video here and access all the lessons on the blog Guideline #1: 1 Letter Vowels Are Pronounced As Long Vowels Like The Letter (1 Letter Words)  A  I  U Guideline #2: If A Vowel Is The Final Letter In A Short Word…It’s Pronounced As A Long Vowel. (2 Letter Words CV)  Be  Go  Pi 

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He

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Lo

We

Guideline #3: If It Comes At The Beginning It’s Probably Pronounced As A Short Vowel (2 Letter Words VC)  At  It  Us 

Ab

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Of

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Egg

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Up

Guideline #4: A Vowel Followed By A Single Consonant At The End Of A Word Is Pronounced As A Short Vowel (3 Letter Words CVC) 

Bat

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Cup

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Got

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Cab Leg Pit

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Bus Bed Hem

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Pin Shed We

Guideline #5: If The Word Ends With A Vowel, It’s Probably Pronounced As A Long Vowel (3 Letter Words VCV or CCV)  Ego  Ago Guideline #6: If An E Appears At The End Of A Word, It Is Silent. The Preceding Vowel (Separated From The E By A Consonant) Will Be Pronounced As A Long Vowel (4 Letter Words CVCe)  Gate  Pine  Cute 

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Rate

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Note

Run

Guideline #7: A Vowel Followed By Two Consonants At The End Of A Word Is Pronounced As A Short Vowel (4 Letter Words CVCC) [There Are A Few Exceptions In Words Like Bass And Gold]  Back  Mess  Lock  

Lass Help

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Pick Kiss

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Rock Luck

Bonus Guideline: If Two Vowels Appear Next To Each Other In One Syllable, The Second Vowel Is Silent And The First Vowel Is Pronounced As A Long Vowel (CVVC)  

Rain Leaf

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Feed Boat

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Load Blue

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3 Quick Tips To Help You Pronounce Vowel Sounds Watch the video here and access all the lessons on the blog Tip #1: Pay Attention To The Vowel Lengths The Short Vowel Sounds  Bat  

Bet Bit

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Bot Butt

The Long Vowel Sounds 

Bait

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Beat Bite Boat

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Boot

Tip #2: Pay Attention To Tongue and Mouth Positions  

Watch Pronunciation Videos Watch People Speaking

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Watch Yourself With A Mirror Short A - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qVhaIHk88a8 Short E - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hLN1cdSTDo8 Short I - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TNFKG0yvDx4 Short O - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MAk-XtHsyzM Short U - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PZwKFFp7V50 Long A - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5FMPlqlFt9g Long E - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RZmGzSb-6OM Long I - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hb8COxAtl14 Long O - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r1BRCG0P9C8 Long U - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mnKEGLuEzV4

Here are some of the most important mouth positions for tricky English sounds Open Mouth Round Mouth  

Bot Bought

Corners Of Mouth Pointed Down

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Boat Boot

Tongue Between Teeth

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Beat

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Threat

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Bat

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Breath

Tip #3: Learn To Pronounce the Schwa Sound 

mem(o)ry,

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t(o)

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choc(o)late th(e)

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and of

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Go to his house

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How do you do?

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A story about a girl

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Do you want to go to lunch?

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Pronunciation Practice: Short vs. Long Vowels Watch the video here and access all the lessons on the blog Short A vs. Long A 1. Cap vs. Cape 2. Lack vs. Lake 3. Plan vs. Plane 4. Shack vs. Shake 5. Pant vs. Paint 6. Bran vs. Brain 7. Mad vs. Maid 8. Pant vs. Paint

Short E vs. Long E 1. Be vs. She 2. Bed vs. Bead 3. Men vs. Mean 4. Net vs. Neat 5. Sped vs. Speed 6. Ten vs. Teen 7. Sell vs. Seal 8. Set vs. Seat

Short I vs. Long I

Short O vs. Long O

1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8.

Bit vs. Bite Did vs. Died Lick vs. Like Lit vs. Light Pin vs. Pine Rip vs. Ripe Sit vs. Site Win vs. Whine

1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8.

Cot vs. Coat Cock vs. Cook God vs. Good Lock vs. Look Mop vs. Mope Pop vs. Pope Rock vs. Rook Shot vs. Shoot

Short U vs. Long U 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8.

Cub vs. Cube Cut vs. Cute Luck vs. Luke Duck vs. Duke Hug vs. Huge Puck vs. Puke Run vs. Rune Tub vs. Tube

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Pronunciation Practice: Short vs. Long Vowels Watch the video here and access all the lessons on the blog 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13.

A I Be Go At Up Leg Pit Got Wet Ego Ate Gate

14. 15. 16. 17. 18. 19. 20. 21. 22. 23. 24. 25.

Bone Cute Back Help Pick Rock Much Meet Rain Blue Leaf Wait

English Pronunciation Game: Odd One Out Watch the video here and access all the lessons on the blog 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10.

Back - Bake Got - Goat Cut - Cute Lick - Lick Bed - Bead Mop - Mope Run - Rune Ball - Bale At - Ate Bot - Boat

Tongue Twister: Peter Piper (Guess Which Vowels Are Long And Which Are Short) Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers. Did Peter Piper pick a peck of pickled peppers? If Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers, where's the peck of pickled peppers Peter Piper picked?

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Extra Resources To Help You Learn To Pronounce English Vowels BBC Vowel Pronunciation Guides Short A - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qVhaIHk88a8 Short E - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hLN1cdSTDo8 Short I - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TNFKG0yvDx4 Short O - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MAk-XtHsyzM Short U - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PZwKFFp7V50 Long A - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5FMPlqlFt9g Long E - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RZmGzSb-6OM Long I - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hb8COxAtl14 Long O - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r1BRCG0P9C8 Long U - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mnKEGLuEzV4 Rachel’s English Vowel Pronunciation Guides https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TWO6g9x-TgI https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ceypHjIf9NY https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-BAYrt2oER8 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O6fEHqj8U84 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sJupiMmsbx0 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zs70305ehMQ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1YNdpFbG318 American vs. British English - Vowel Sounds - Pronunciation differences https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LIZ78RwhSPc Phonics - Short /ă/ Sound https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_KUiov8_uEo Vids4kids.tv - Long And Short Vowel Trucks https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RQPaMi3601U The Long & Short Vowels Song ♫♪♫ | Scratch Garden https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4TjcT7Gto3U The Vowel Song (a e i o u) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fR-BLFZyAWs Long and Short Vowel Song https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qKi-kmgnuuo

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