Desafío especial: English Pronunciation

Session 1. [æ] – Cat, bat, mat

Master the short [æ] vowel sound in English

Session 2. [Ɛ] – Get, bed, let

Master the short [Ɛ] vowel sound in English

Session 3. [ɪ] – Sit, skip, spin

Master the short [ɪ] vowel sound in English

Session 4. [ɑ] – Hot, top, clock

Master the short [ɑ] vowel sound in English

Session 5. [ʌ] – Rub, bluff, truck

Master the short [ʌ] vowel sound in English

Session 6. [ʊ] – Book, put, cook

Master the short [ʊ] vowel sound in English

Session 7. [eɪ] – Paid, tray, OK

Master the [eɪ] diphthong vowel sound in English

Session 8. [i] – He, she, we, be

Master the long [i] vowel sound in English

Session 9. [aɪ] – Pie, high, smile, try

Master the [aɪ] diphthong vowel sound in English

Session 10. [oʊ] – Toe, flow, go, slow

Master the [oʊ] diphthong vowel sound in English

Session 11. [u] – Moon, soon, bloom

Master the long [u] vowel sound in English

Session 12. [ɑr] – Car, bark, smart, star

Master the [ɑr] r-controlled vowel sound in English

Session 13. [ɝ]-[ɜr]-[œr] – Her, Bird, Birth

Master the [ɝ]-[ɜr]-[œr] r-controlled vowel sound in English

Session 14. [ɔr] – Cork, or, sword, north

Master the [ɔr] r-controlled vowel sound in English

Session 15. [aʊ] – Doubt, house, clown, cow

Master the [aʊ] diphthong vowel sound in English

Session 16. [ɔɪ] – Boy, soy, joy, voice

Master the [ɔɪ] diphthong vowel sound in English

Session 17. [ɪr]-[iɚ] – Fear, veer, steer

Master the [ɪr]-[iɚ] r-controlled vowel sound in English

Session 18. [ɛr] – Hair, care, wear, compare

Master the [ɛr] r-controlled vowel sound in English

Session 19. [ʊr] – Sure, allure, pure, cure

Master the [ʊr] r-controlled vowel sound in English

Session 20. [ə] – Introduction to the Schwa

Master the unstressed [ə] vowel sound in English

Session 21. [ə] – Replacing Unstressed Vowels

Master the unstressed [ə] vowel sound in English

Session 22. [ə] – Exploring the Schwa

Master the unstressed [ə] vowel sound in English

Session 23. [p/pʰ] – Power, apparent, tap

Master the aspirated voiceless bilabial plosive [p/pʰ] consonant sound.

Session 24. [b] – Boom, trouble, numb, carob

Master the voiced bilabial plosive [b] consonant sound.

Session 25. [t/tʰ] – Tap, attack, cat

Master the aspirated voiceless alveolar plosive [tʰ] consonant sound.

Session 26. [d] – Dog, adorable, blinded

Master the voiced alveolar dental plosive [d] consonant sound.

Session 27. [k/kʰ] – Cap, accredited, crank

Master the aspirated voiceless velar plosive [kʰ] consonant sound.

Session 28. [ɡ] – Good, jogging, bag

Master the voiced velar plosive [ɡ] consonant sound.

Session 29. [pʰ/b] – Pet/bet, tap/tab

Master the difference between the aspirated voiceless bilabial plosive [p/pʰ] and the voiced bilabial plosive [b].

Session 30. [tʰ/d] – Tip/dip, cat/dad

Master the difference between the aspirated voiceless alveolar plosive [tʰ] and the voiced alveolar dental plosive [d].

Session 31. [kʰ/ɡ] – Cap/gap, tack/flag

Master the difference between the aspirated voiceless velar plosive [kʰ] and the voiced velar plosive [ɡ].

Session 32. [m] – Moon, yummy, flame

Master the voiced bilabial nasal [m] consonant sound.

Session 33. [n] – New, noodle, announce

Master the voiced alveolar nasal [n] consonant sound.

Session 34. [ŋ] – Greeting, driving, meeting

Master the voiced velar nasal [ŋ] consonant sound.

Session 35. [f] – Fan, afraid, laugh

Master the voiceless labiodental fricative [f] consonant sound.

Session 36. [θ] – Three, Athens, froth

Master the voiceless dental fricative [θ] consonant sound.

Session 37. [ð] – The, feather, scathe

Master the voiced dental fricative [ð] consonant sound.

Session 38. [s] – See, muscle, house

Master the voiceless alveolar sibilant [s] consonant sound.

Session 39. [z] – Zoo, razor, sunrise

Master the voiced alveolar sibilant [z] consonant sound.

Session 40. [ʃ] – Shape, lotion, brush

Master the voiceless postalveolar fricative [ʃ] consonant sound.

Session 41. [ʒ] – Beige, pleasure, casual

Master the voiced postalveolar fricative [ʒ] consonant sound.

Session 42. [h] – Hop, rehearse, hat

Master the voiceless glottal aspirate [h] consonant sound.

Session 43. [ʧ] – Children, ketchup, match

Master the voiceless postalveolar affricate [ʧ] consonant sound.

Session 44. [dʒ] – Jeans, badger, marriage

Master the voiced post-alveolar affricate [dʒ] consonant sound.

Session 45. [ʧ/dʒ] – Choice/joke, picture/pigeon

Master the difference between the voiceless postalveolar affricate [ʧ] the voiced post-alveolar affricate [dʒ].

Session 46.[w] – Wet, liquid, cow

Master the voiced labial–velar approximant [w] consonantal glide semivowel.

Session 47. [w/wʰ] – Want/nowhere, way/wheat

Master the subtle difference between the voiced labial–velar approximant [w] and the voiceless alveolar-glottal fricative [wʰ].

Session 48. [r/ɹ̠] – Rock, orange, care

Master the voiced postalveolar approximant [ɹ̠] consonant sound.

Session 49. [j] – Yes, player, joy

Master the voiced palatal approximant [j] consonant sound.

Session 50. [w-ɹ̠-j] – Wonder, rocky, yes

Master the differences between the voiced labial–velar approximant [w], the voiced postalveolar approximant [ɹ̠], and the voiced palatal approximant [j] sounds.

Session 51. [l] – Love, balloon, owl

Master the voiced alveolar lateral approximant [l] sound.

Session 52. [ks] – Box, rocks, locks

Master the [ks] consonant cluster.

Session 53. [kw] – Quiet, workweek, counterclockwise

Master the [kw] consonant cluster.

Session 54. Love Your Accent!

When your pronunciation accuracy score indicates that your pronunciation is close enough to perfect, it is time for this session!