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Might Have (Might've): Fluent Speaking Practice
In this lesson, we look at fluent speaking for the phrases "might have" (might've, "MIGHduv") and "might not have" (might not've, "Migh(t)NAHduv). We…
2 years, 6 months ago
Central Vowels: /ɛ/ as in "red tent" and /ʌ/ as in "such fun" (schwa)
Vowel /ɛ/ (red tent) and vowel schwa /ʌ/ (such fun) have a similar amount of opening. Vowel /ɛ/ is a front vowel, which means the back of the tongu…
2 years, 6 months ago
Quick Practice: Water (Flap T)
Practice pronouncing "water" with a Flap T like a native speaker in this fluent speech practice. Listen and repeat, practice slow speech, and shadowi…
2 years, 6 months ago
Pronunciation Practice: sts words
Get practice tips and an extensive listen and repeat practice for words ending in -st and -sts, such as last and lasts, first and firsts, guest and g…
2 years, 6 months ago
Flap T Shadowing Practice
In this lesson, we'll practice shadowing the Flap T in the middle of words and in linking, at the conversational level. Sound more natural and speaki…
2 years, 7 months ago
Advanced Fluent Speaking Practice: TH and R Challenge
In this episode, we practice some of the most common phrases with the word "the," combined with challenging words with R. Use this advanced lesson to…
2 years, 7 months ago
Fluent Speaking Practice: What are We, What are They, What are You
In this listen and repeat practice exercise, we work on fluent speech for the phrases "what are we" ("whudderwe"), "what are they" ("whudderthey"), a…
2 years, 7 months ago