Pronunciation - Vowel 2 /eɪ/, /iː/, /aɪ/, /oʊ,əʊ/, /uː/, /juː/

Here we are going to learn more vowels, /eɪ/, /iː/, /aɪ/, /oʊ,əʊ/, /uː/, /juː/ (/j/, a consonant, often comes with /uː/). These vowels are called 'long vowels' because they sound longer than 'short vowels', /æ/, /e/, /ɪ/, /ɑː/, /ɒ/,/ʌ/. Both groups are common sounds of letters 'a, e, i, o, u (or y)'.

One more thing to learn from the examples below is the letters highlighted in gray color are not pronounced.

/eɪ/ case, tail, way, great, they

/iː/ mete, sheet, cheap, we, niece

/aɪ/ kite, my, sight, height, buy

/oʊ,əʊ/ hope, goat, so, flow, though

/uː/ blue, food, do, juice, you

/juː/ cute, use, knew


Next is your job to watch the video:

1. Listen to the sound and connect the letters with their pronunciation to learn the rules.

2. Observe the shape of my lips and follow me.

3. Practice, practice, practice.







[Reminder] Watch the video before starting reading the text and you can see all the pictures together if you click on one of them! You can also use the 'Translate' tool on the blog to help you understand the text. What's better, all the key vocabulary in my examples ranges from elementary to advanced levels (CEFR: A1~C2 / IELTS: 1~9) so you will learn a lot of English words if you keep studying each lesson. You will also benefit more if you use a dictionary to help you. Finally, don't forget to use English in daily life so all the grammar/vocabulary can be stored in your mind easier. While using this language, you are also learning from others and observing when is the appropriate context for different usages. 

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