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English Pronunciation Vowel Sounds Class

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The vowels are difficult. This class teaches you all the vowel sounds in detail. It also teaches common spellings and exceptions for each sound. There are 2-3 fun practice quizzes in each lesson, and each lesson includes an online test. For that final test, you will receive your results and correct answers.

*** All lessons include recordings that you can play on your computer. ***

The words from Vowel Sounds: Beginner are mostly chosen from the 500 most common words in the English language.

Who can take this class?

You should have studied 2 years of English before taking this class. However, it is also useful for adavanced speakers who have never studied pronunciation in detail. All the sounds and common spellings of each vowel are explained.

How will this class help me?

The vowel sounds and spellings are partly taken from rules used to teach kids. We use this rather than the international alphabet because it will help you understand how standard American speakers see the language. There are 6 lessons:

	Includes	Examples
Lesson 1: Sounds of A	the 5 Sounds of the Letter A	hat, late, can, star, about
Lesson 2: Sounds of E	Short and Long E sounds and pronouncing -ed	head, meet, watched, wedded, bagged
Lesson 3: Sounds of I	Short and Long I sounds, Y sounds and I with L and R	sit, light, fill, fire, cylinder
Lesson 4: Sounds of O	Short and Long O sounds, OR sound combinations	on, boat, warm, work
Lesson 5: Sounds of U	Schwa sound, Long U, Long U with Y sound	the, up, boot, cute
Lesson 6: Other Sounds	OU, OW, soft Long U sounds	down, mountain, good, cook

In the examples, each spelling has one sound. If you are now saying the A sounds in only one or two ways or pronouncing "on," "boat" and "work" with the same O sound, you will learn from this class!

The entire 6 Lesson course is only $5.99! Get your log-in now.

* All lessons explain spelling rules and exceptions.

* Remember: you will have an audio recording of the words in each lesson.

* There is no time limit for the course. Review each lesson as long as you want and take the final tests when you are ready.

When you finish, you will clearly understand American English vowel sounds.

You can also use the recordings by email or video lessons to get instruction about your voice. It is helpful to know if you are pronouncing sounds correctly. Go to: online classes.

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