Accent training exercises: Learn vowel sounds with the IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet)

The key to improving your English pronunciation is vowel pronunciation. In this pronunciation lesson, you’ll learn the vowels of English through the IPA — the International Phonetic Alphabet. I will teach you four of the vowel sounds in English: /ɪ/ as in ship, /I:/ as in sheep, /ʊ/ as in cook, and /u:/ as in blue. We will compare and contrast these vowel phonemes in different practical exercises so that you can hear and remember them. This lesson is both for beginners who are completely new to the International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA) as well as for advanced learners who could benefit from some revision of the English vowel sounds to improve their clarity and accent.

I have 44%
very hard lesson for me but you are a great teacher .I feel pleasure when I listen to your accent a million thanks

AbdAlaziz

I agree

VERANILCE

me too i have 44%
:) but really it was very difficult :D

shady.ashour

thanks theacher, i very hard learn to difference

macifuentesi

Lesson very hard, but I got it only 67%.
I’ll have to train much and watching the video one milion of time.
Thanks teacher Jade.

Sonia Maria Alves de Lima

It’s not easy to distinguish the vowels. But practices make perfect that I believe.

John Kim

Very good exercise. Thanks!

zigmund

Hard but good exercice !!!

Madeleine Ledoux

Thanks for helping us to improve our pronunciation.

Muneer19

it’s really a perfect way to learn those sound ,caz i always feel confused when i see them..??thanks

Alborky

Thank Jade!!!Interesting pronunciation lesson.
Difficult, though….

knopfler86

i got 44% to hard and interesting lesson

juanlh

You got 7 correct out of 9.
:)

Tr0yan

Thank u ..
That was a great and hard lesson .. but very important .. very good !!

andrepd

I don’t agree with answer question numer 8.

VardanGhazaryan

Yes. I also think so. suit – sju:t (why swi:t)

Lana

56% woow ;)

kattyo

Thank you

Lamajama

Its very diffucult to understand for the first time..but i love it ..
I hope will improve my acccent ..
Thank you so much for your graet effort and dedication.

Nataraja

It is very difficult lesson.but I understand little bit .

Neeraj kumar

Thank you

patrick

I usually mix up /ʊ/ and /u:/, pronouncing both of them as /u:/ (for example, I’d pronounce the “oo” in “cook” as the “ue” in “blue”). Also, I have a bit of trouble to differentiate among /ʊ/, /ʌ/ and /ɘ/ (they all sound like an “uh” to me). For example, I’d pronounce the letters “u” in “survive” (/sərˈvaɪv/), “put” (/pʊt/) and “cut” (/kʌt/) in the same way (as an “uh”).

Pedro

Correction: I find /ʊ/, /ʌ/ and /ə/ hard to differentiate (not /ʊ/, /ʌ/ and /ɘ/)

Pedro

it is an interesting leeson thank you

khadar24

This is a very hard excercize, but I think it is very important to learn it. Thank you teacher Jade for your clear explanation. Have a good day! P.S: of course I will continue to study this section.

antonio sg

The lession is difficult so got 6 correct out of 9.

sunny.ding

Thank you and excited lesson and I m watching everyday because I am preparing IELTS exam..

IRFAN SHAFI

i got 9 correct out of 9

hussein sharaka

I scored 56% I’m yet to master

@k6amititi

Really it’s a great lesson. Thanks.

Saidul

56% It’s a really hard excersise. We need more of this to practice

Zequeira92

Thank you

memet.kangi

hello jude
thank you my lesson today

Mr AKIN

Thanks Jade very informative!

Alex-1956

yhuu I got 56%!

fabio jose de assis ramalho

thanks

Rodrigo Ribeiro

Wow! I got 100%. Your style of instruction superb. Even though I am a native speaker, I learned a deal. I wish you there was a way for you took in the camera while sounding off the IPA’s. I don’t know even if that was a possibility for you! Thanks :)