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Vowel Sounds Pronunciation

Practice speaking English vowel sounds aloud. Click on any sound below to start practicing with real-time feedback.

Short Vowels

æ
/æ/
Example: cat
Say: “cat”
Short A sound as in "cat", "bat", "hat"
ɪ
/ɪ/
Example: sit
Say: “sit”
Short I sound as in "sit", "bit", "hit"
ɛ
/ɛ/
Example: bed
Say: “bed”
Short E sound as in "bed", "red", "head"
ʌ
/ʌ/
Example: cup
Say: “cup”
Short U sound as in "cup", "but", "run"
ɒ
/ɒ/
Example: hot
Say: “hot”
Short O sound as in "hot", "got", "not"
ʊ
/ʊ/
Example: book
Say: “book”
Short OO sound as in "book", "look", "good"

Long Vowels

iː
/iː/
Example: see
Say: “see”
Long E sound as in "see", "tea", "meet"
uː
/uː/
Example: blue
Say: “blue”
Long OO sound as in "blue", "moon", "food"
ɑː
/ɑː/
Example: car
Say: “car”
Long A sound as in "car", "far", "star"
ɔː
/ɔː/
Example: saw
Say: “saw”
Long O sound as in "saw", "law", "call"

Other Vowel Sounds

ə
/ə/
Example: about
Say: “about”
Schwa sound as in "about", "sofa", "camera"
ɜː
/ɜː/
Example: bird
Say: “bird”
ER sound as in "bird", "word", "hurt"

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How to practice individual English sounds

Speech recognition gives you a quick score, but the score is only useful if you know what to change. Treat each card as a short experiment: listen, adjust one thing about your mouth position, record again, and compare. Small, deliberate changes improve a sound faster than many fast repetitions.

1

Listen to the model three times

Focus first on length, then on mouth shape, then on whether the sound is voiced. Hearing the target clearly before you speak makes your first attempt far more accurate.

2

Change one thing at a time

If your score is low, adjust only the tongue, the lips, or the length on the next attempt. Changing everything at once makes it hard to learn which movement made the difference.

3

Lock it in with real words

When a sound scores well, say three new words that contain it, then use one of them in a sentence. This moves the sound from a drill into your everyday vocabulary.

A focused five-minute drill

  1. 1.Pick one sound card.
  2. 2.Listen to the model three times.
  3. 3.Record five attempts, changing one thing each time.
  4. 4.Use the sound in a short sentence.