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Vowel Sounds /æ, ʌ, a/

Saturday, July 4, 2020 by Eva Easton 7 Comments

Vowel sounds are made inside the mouth and are voiced.
You vibrate your vocal cords to make the sound.

In this video, we compare 3 vowel sounds:  /æ, ʌ, a/


Now it’s your turn.
Here’s your audio pronunciation quiz.
Vowel Sound /æ, ʌ, a/?

1. 

https://www.evaeaston.com/wp-content/uploads/1-vwl-ae-uh-a-basket.mp3basket

2. 

https://www.evaeaston.com/wp-content/uploads/1-vwl-ae-uh-a-uncle.mp3Uncle

3. 

https://www.evaeaston.com/wp-content/uploads/1-vwl-ae-uh-a-flag.mp3flag

4. 

https://www.evaeaston.com/wp-content/uploads/1-vwel-ae-uh-a-truck-2.mp3truck

5. 

https://www.evaeaston.com/wp-content/uploads/1-vwl-ae-uh-a-holiday.mp3holiday

6. 

https://www.evaeaston.com/wp-content/uploads/1-vwl-ae-uh-a-have.mp3have

7. 

https://www.evaeaston.com/wp-content/uploads/1-vwl-ae-uh-a-fun.mp3fun

8. 

https://www.evaeaston.com/wp-content/uploads/1-vwl-ae-uh-a-sam.mp3Sam

9. 

https://www.evaeaston.com/wp-content/uploads/1-vwl-ae-uh-a-Mount-Rushmore.mp3Mount Rushmore

10. 

https://www.evaeaston.com/wp-content/uploads/1-vwl-ae-uh-a-travel.mp3travel

11. 

https://www.evaeaston.com/wp-content/uploads/1-vwl-ae-uh-a-summer.mp3summer

12. 

https://www.evaeaston.com/wp-content/uploads/1-vwl-ae-uh-a-happy.mp3happy

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  1. Maria Neuza Maçan says

    Sunday, July 5, 2020 at 2:37 pm

    Hello! Eva,
    I want to thank you, for the fantastic english lessons !

    You’re the best English teacher I know.

    Thank you,
    Neuza

    Reply
  2. Eva Easton says

    Sunday, July 5, 2020 at 3:53 pm

    Thank you Neuza.

    I’m glad you find my work useful.

    What is the most difficult pronunciation problem that you have in English?

    Eva

    Reply
  3. Eva Easton says

    Sunday, July 5, 2020 at 3:55 pm

    Neuza,

    Brazilian Portuguese speakers sometimes have problems with /r/. What about you?

    Eva

    Reply
    • Maria Neuza Maçan says

      Sunday, July 12, 2020 at 4:53 pm

      Hello Eva, I have problems with / r / too.

      Reply
  4. Eva Easton says

    Sunday, July 12, 2020 at 5:10 pm

    https://www.evaeaston.com/r-1-syllable/

    Here you go. Several videos for practicing /r/.

    Let me know how it goes.

    Eva

    Reply
  5. Maria Neuza Maçan says

    Sunday, July 12, 2020 at 6:01 pm

    Hello, Eva, I have problems with vowels sounds and /r/. I have been watching your videos .Thank you!

    Neuza!

    Reply
    • Eva Easton says

      Sunday, July 12, 2020 at 6:21 pm

      Let me know how it goes after you practice the /r/ videos.

      The secret is that /r/ is at the back of the mouth.
      Curl your tongue up in the back of your mouth.

      Eva

      Reply

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