AMERICAN ENGLISH VOWELS PRACTICE & QUIZ: /ʌ/ as in but & /a/ as in hot

[@LearnAcademicEnglish]

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[@normaquesada7307]

Excellent lesson!! Thanks

[@LearnAcademicEnglish]

Glad you liked it!

[@Ivan-hw3uk]

Wow thank you so much Professor Jenna, I have been said Hot/box with O sound my entire life lol I will practice more following your tips. Thanks a lot :)

[@LearnAcademicEnglish]

That’s great, Ivan! 😀

[@IBRAHIM_ORTON]

It was a nice video with a full of information for non native speaker ,but do fell bad about that 5 views and 0 likes , those people commented but didn't like the video , don't fell bad about it good things take time to get achieved just make good contain always , it has been proved that you are gonna get a like in Evey video😊 Bless you and your family

[@LearnAcademicEnglish]

I appreciate that! To be honest, I don't worry too much about the number of likes and views. Some videos do better than others. I am happy if some people find them helpful!

[@IBRAHIM_ORTON]

@@LearnAcademicEnglish bless u always and never give up mam

[@jorgybel3405]

What a wonderfull/fantastic/ interesting video... I was looking for something like this...all other videos I saw a lot of bla bla but little clear....thanks a lot

[@LearnAcademicEnglish]

I'm so glad you enjoyed it! Happy to have you here 😀

[@rodtheteacher_]

Superb!

[@LearnAcademicEnglish]

Thank you, Rod!

[@mohdags420]

Thanks Jenna. 3:34 Is it really considered a mistake? To me, that just sounded British. Nice haircut by the way!

[@LearnAcademicEnglish]

Great question! You're right, it could be more of a British pronunciation. I was thinking of it differently. First of all, since I teach American English, when someone pronounces words like that with an /o/ sound, it seems like a "mistake" to me because Americans so clearly pronounce it with /a/, not /o/. It also seems like the person is just looking at the spelling and saying it with an /o/ sound because of the letter o. In that case, they may not be aware of the correct pronunciation. Second, the standard British pronunciation is just a little different (lower) from the vowel I was trying to imitate . You can see more information here: www.collinsdictionary.com/dictionary/english/hot Anyway, thank you for asking. You are correct that English learners who have learned British English will be more likely to pronounce those words that way, and it should not be considered a mistake in that case. 😊

[@SycAamore]

Thanks, very useful! I noticed that I have some difficulty pronouncing the schwa when it comes after a W, for example in 'wonder' or 'one'. And it's very difficult for me to distinguish between 'wonder' and 'wander'. Is it probably the rounding of the W that changes the schwa a bit?

[@LearnAcademicEnglish]

Those vowels are very difficult for many English learners. There could be a bit of rounding from the w but when I say them, I feel that they are totally different. The mouth should be more open for /a/ in wander. When we pronounce the schwa, the mouth is hardly open at all. But don't worry...context will indicate which word you are saying, and when speaking at a normal pace, small differences in vowels are usually not problematic.

[@SycAamore]

@@LearnAcademicEnglish Thanks!

[@SycAamore]

@@LearnAcademicEnglish Thanks! I keep listening to words like 'wonder' vs 'company'. I somehow hear the schwa in 'wonder' to be quite different from other words?

[@LearnAcademicEnglish]

I'm not sure. They sound the same to me, but sometimes vowels can be "colored" by the consonants that are next to them.

[@SycAamore]

@@LearnAcademicEnglish Yes indeed. The coloring of vowels by consonants is a very interesting topic. And I don't find other videos on KZbin about it. For example, the /ʌ/ in 'hulk' where it's followed by an L sounds quite different to me. Also /oʊ/ would sound darker when followed by an L, like in 'whole'. Would that be an idea to make a video for vowels colored by consonants? I mean, coloring by R is a well-known topic. I will be more interested in the coloring of the other consonants, especially L, W, etc. It could be quite helpful...

[@Engstudyskill]

Only 5 vowels in my language. 14 vowels are just unbelievable. It's so difficult. As for the quiz, I took 'odd'''

[@Engstudyskill]

(correction) I took 'odd' for 'add.'

[@caganyldran7904]

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