Are You Making These 5 English Pronunciation Mistakes?
Watch The Video To Get Started
Mistake 1: ɑː vs ʌ
Mistake 2: ɔː vs ʌ
Mistake 3: əʊ vs ɒ
Mistake 4: iː vs ɪ
Mistake 5: iː vs ɪ
Bonus Mistake: iː vs ɪ
Bonus Training: 7 Confusing English Vowel Sounds Compared
In this English Pronunciation tutorial you will discover how to clearly pronounce all 7 of these English vowel sounds, and what the differences are between each of them.
- coat – əʊ
- curt – ɜː
- cat – æ
- caught – ɔː
- cut – ʌ
- cart – ɑː
- cot – ɒ
Sound Recognition Test
Which do you hear?
- ɑː vs ʌ – can’t or cunt
- ɔː vs ʌ – fork or fuck
- əʊ vs ɒ – coke or cock
- iː vs ɪ – sheet or shit
- iː vs ɪ – beach or bitch
Answers at the bottom of the page
Summary and Next Steps
Comparisons
- ɑː vs ʌ – can’t vs cunt
- ɔː vs ʌ – fork vs fuck
- əʊ vs ɒ – coke vs cock
- iː vs ɪ – sheet vs shit
- iː vs ɪ – beach vs bitch
Bonus Mistake: iː vs ɪ – piece/peace vs piss
Sound Recognition Test Answers:
- ɑː vs ʌ – cunt
- ɔː vs ʌ – fork
- əʊ vs ɒ – cock
- iː vs ɪ – shit
- iː vs ɪ – bitches
Watch the video to get started
Mistake 1: ɑː vs ʌ
Mistake 2: ɔː vs ʌ
Mistake 3: əʊ vs ɒ
Mistake 4: iː vs ɪ
Mistake 5: iː vs ɪ
Bonus Mistake: iː vs ɪ
Bonus Training:
7 Confusing English Vowel Sounds Compared
In this English Pronunciation tutorial you will discover how to clearly pronounce all 7 of these English vowel sounds, and what the differences are between each of them.
- coat – əʊ
- curt – ɜː
- cat – æ
- caught – ɔː
- cut – ʌ
- cart – ɑː
- cot – ɒ
Mistakes Recap
Comparisons
- ɑː vs ʌ – can’t vs cunt
- ɔː vs ʌ – fork vs fuck
- əʊ vs ɒ – coke vs cock
- iː vs ɪ – sheet vs shit
- iː vs ɪ – beach vs bitch
Bonus Mistake: iː vs ɪ – piece/peace vs piss
Sound Recognition Test
Which do you hear?
- ɑː vs ʌ – can’t or cunt
- ɔː vs ʌ – fork or fuck
- əʊ vs ɒ – coke or cock
- iː vs ɪ – sheet or shit
- iː vs ɪ – beach or bitch
Answers at the bottom of the page
Summary and Next Steps
Sound Recognition Test Answers:
- ɑː vs ʌ – cunt
- ɔː vs ʌ – fork
- əʊ vs ɒ – cock
- iː vs ɪ – shit
- iː vs ɪ – bitches