Vowel mouth movements involve little direct contact between the tongue, lips, or teeth. These subtle movements do not always have a distinct “feel” in the mouth. Additionally, the sound of English vowels differs depending on the accent of the speaker

There is a special system that uses a group of symbols to represent each sound. Follow our tutorial to learn what sound each symbol indicates, and how to pronounce that sound correctly. That way, you will learn and practice the actual sounds of English! Here is the place to mention that this tutorial covers American pronunciation only.

Perhaps the most obvious and conventional method for teaching English pronunciation is through phonics. Phonics focuses on learning the individual sound of a letter or set of letters, vowels, and consonants when learning to read.

IPA makes it easy to learn new vowel sounds in any language. First, find out the vowel's IPA symbol. You can usually get it by searching for “(name of language) phonology” or “IPA for (language)” on Wikipedia. Then find that symbol on the chart, and see how it relates to the vowels you already know how to say