I'm 72 years old; and I was looking at the girls in English class instead of listening to the teacher. Oh how much I have learned. When two vowels are together; the first one does the talking; and the second one is silent. Thank you SO-O-O Much Now I can get Bach to the girls (LOL).
Ok, I am a native English speaker and I was looking for a video like this to help my Spanish speaking friend learning English... And can I say that this video is just spot on!! I for real didn't even realize some of these rules myself (so I learned something new lol) but I these ladies are so clear, descriptive, and fun! Great work, very helpful! 👏🏻
GREAT! LOVE YOU BEAUTIFUL HEARTS! YOU MAKE LEARNING ENGLISH MORE FUN AND EASY. HOW ABOUT ANOTHER 4 VOWEL SOUNDS? . 14 OF ALL. RIGHT? COULD YOU UPDATE MORE INFO ABOUT THE OTHER 4? THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
@@ExtraEnglishPractice Ma'am myself Rahul I am a student and struggling in facial expressions during live conversation. I will be thankful for you ma'am if you bring that lesson for me.
@@ExtraEnglishPractice I shared this channel to all my friends and colleagues because I found that I am getting my reply on problems instantly after some time, but if we take other channels they not reply even a single question. Thank you again Ma'am
Why dont use difficult words Like sound of a in father sound of a aunty likewise sound of u in umbrella urine both starting with u and ending with vowels so why different sounds.
Misha and larissa are the best from the west .Your quick rhymes are so funny I like it.Thanks so much for this video you will be impairs of teaching English all over the world .Do you mind if I get your facebook ? Thanks again
Thanks, Karim. We're glad you liked this video! It's always nice to hear from you. "Best from the west" is a good phrase! Our facebook page is here: facebook.com/extraenglishpractice/?ref=aymt_homepage_panel
I think telling these rules is a brilliant idea, but learning them is a tough journey. Especially for nonnative English speakers, it isn't an easier task to learn at all. But thank you for sharing this, it is a meaningful, a helpful, and a productive lesson especially learning the long and the short vowel. I wish to see more.
Why Dead - ded not deed, it's two vowels and first must be long. why post is peust not post, that one vowel closed, and it's must be short sound. English has many rules, but almost all words are exceptions.
Love your videos so much. Thanks a bunch. With the word 'been' though, sometimes I hear some native speakers (Americans) say it more like the name 'Ben'. Is that a dialect thing do you think?
You can't expect most of the not native English speakers just to MIMIC the vowel sounds. The size of empty space in the initial position is DIFFERENT for speakers of other languages. The tension of the oral muscles is also different. Everything is different. The first thing every English learner must do is to CREATE a native English speaker INITIAL POSITION inside their mouth. And nobody teaches this thing! If it learned from the beginning the acquisition of the English sounds would become much easier and more natural. But still relearning the initial position of a foreign language is incredibly difficult for most of the learners.
I am having this very difficulty trying to learn the German vowel sounds. As native English, I can easily distinguish and produce English sounds, but for a new language, like German, I'm at a complete loss. I am finding it very difficult to learn mouth positions without the immediate feedback of an instructor.
The problem with German vowel sounds for a native English arises from the fact that Germans use the upper part of the root of their tongue to concentrate on the sounds. I.e. in that part lies the FOCUS. On the other hand native English use their upper lip and nose to make the FOCUS. The difference in the location of these two places makes a huge difference in the sounds. From my observations, it is harder to move the focus from back to forward and vice versa than to move it up and down. For example, Russians have the focus horizontally in the same position as Germans do but vertically the focus is lower. Russians concentrate on the lower part of the root of their tongue when speaking. So for most of the Russians, it is extremely difficult to move the focus in the English position. It seems the same is true for an English trying to speak Russian. It may take months of practice just to adapt to a new position. And then months to practice the sounds. It is really hard but possible. And even with immediate feedback from a native, it is still very hard to do. One needs to create a new habit of the mouth and the tongue positions. We tend to relax and take our usual positions all the time. Foreign positions are unnatural for us especially if they differ a lot.
I don't get it , why do you laugh everytime for no reason where it doesn't seem to laugh at all. I got confused in so many parts that i started to think i might missed some thing there, that's why they are laughing which i might didn't see then i move back around in video for laughing part there is nothing i found. Don't mean to hurt anyone there, just telling you can you explain that.
As a Spanish speaker, I have a little difficulty finding the difference between the short sounds. To me, The short "a" and the short ""o" and "u" have the same short sound. Is that right? Could you eventually make a video about clarifying the difference between these short sounds? Once again you are fantastic!
Good point - the difference between the short a, e, o and u sounds is subtle. Many learners of English have difficulty hearing the difference, especially between a/e (man / men) and o/u (cop / cup). We do have a video about the first one, ( ua-cam.com/video/L8ZHr2Jdzk0/v-deo.html ) but we will be happy to make one about the second.
Here is a video comparing the short O and U sounds. ua-cam.com/video/Ln5_w2NxhxM/v-deo.html This one focuses on the short A and E sounds. ua-cam.com/video/L8ZHr2Jdzk0/v-deo.html
i know how the following words are pronounced but... Could you explain WHY the vowels are long and short in the following words for me...I'm a little stumped! Alias Bilirubin vs Bilingual Yellow vs Yacht Ice Cream vs Igloo vs Alias (when do we use the i to be long, short, and as Ee?)
Although we use the word "rules" in the video, they are really just patterns. English pronunciation is complicated. Sometimes words come from other languages and maintain some of the original pronunciation features (ex. alias is from Latin). Sometimes a prefix or suffix is involved (ex. bilingual -> similar to bicycle) Sometimes a says "aw" as in father (ex. yacht). As for ice cream and igloo, they do follow the patterns --> ice = magic e; igloo =single vowel in a syllable is short (CVC without the initial C)
Genius Ladies. Your Way of teaching makes a difference. Please solve my one pronunciation problem. Woman = Womin Women = Wimin In first a changed to i in second a and e changed to i why???? What rules of pronunciation apply above.
Would you say, I am an unicorn Or I am a unicorn If “an” was taught to me personally that you use it before a word that starts with a vowel Example : I am an apple. I am a grape.
Hi David. Good question; this is a confusing point. You are right that "an" comes before a vowel, but it is based on the sound, not the spelling. Because English letters sometimes have different sounds, it gets complicated. UNICORN sounds almost like it starts with a Y, so it goes with "a". Example: She saw a unicorn. In the word UMBRELLA, the sound is different, so we use "an". Example: She had an umbrella. Another example is HOUR, which starts with a consonant, but the H is silent, so we use "an". Example: The test was an hour long. I hope that helps!
Extra English Practice yes it was bothering me for quite a bit yesterday. Thank you for clarifying a little bit. I saw a Instagram post about something and it contained the error, im not sure if the person did it on purpose or accidental but it was brought up and I thought i was going crazy because im in college and I didnt know about this weird one at least it wasn’t something I thought about before, other than writing on the internet im usually fantastic with grammar
No problem. It's interesting to find new and surprising aspects to language. BTW, we have a little video on this very thing: ua-cam.com/video/PQHGldz8OBw/v-deo.html
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I'm 72 years old; and I was looking at the girls in English class instead of listening to the teacher. Oh how much I have learned. When two vowels are together; the first one does the talking; and the second one is silent. Thank you SO-O-O Much Now I can get Bach to the girls (LOL).
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I love the rhymes she's a quick wit.
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Ok, I am a native English speaker and I was looking for a video like this to help my Spanish speaking friend learning English... And can I say that this video is just spot on!! I for real didn't even realize some of these rules myself (so I learned something new lol) but I these ladies are so clear, descriptive, and fun! Great work, very helpful! 👏🏻
Thanks! We're glad to hear it!
Please explain about Y sound also.. if already done please send the link...
We haven't done that yet. Thanks for the suggestion!
Thank for the excellent video
Thanks for sharing it, very useful these rules
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hai madam...is rule 3 applied for 3 or 4 vowels sounds in a word
This is very useful video
Glad you think so!
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GREAT! LOVE YOU BEAUTIFUL HEARTS! YOU MAKE LEARNING ENGLISH MORE FUN AND EASY. HOW ABOUT ANOTHER 4 VOWEL SOUNDS? . 14 OF ALL. RIGHT? COULD YOU UPDATE MORE INFO ABOUT THE OTHER 4? THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
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I love you guys. Please make more videos! They are very helpful.
Thanks! We will!
Love, love, love your videos! I am in the throws of becoming an ESL teacher and these have been so helpful! Any more on vowels? Thanks so much!
Great! The best explanation I've found on the Internet. Thanks!
We're so glad to hear this!
I love you guys you both make up a good team with your amazing skills. I’ve learned thanks uwu
You're welcome! Thanks for the encouragement.
Ma'am please bring a lesson on "How can we be good at using facial expressions during live conversation."
Good idea. We'll see what we can do!
In the meantime, have you seen this video? It talks about reactions during conversation. ua-cam.com/video/0bvSYL8WwLA/v-deo.html
@@ExtraEnglishPractice ok Ma'am I will watch this video.
@@ExtraEnglishPractice Ma'am myself Rahul I am a student and struggling in facial expressions during live conversation. I will be thankful for you ma'am if you bring that lesson for me.
@@ExtraEnglishPractice I shared this channel to all my friends and colleagues because I found that I am getting my reply on problems instantly after some time, but if we take other channels they not reply even a single question. Thank you again Ma'am
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Loved this video ! Can you make a video explaining some exceptions to these rules ? Thank you !!
2:23 2:26
The most clear explanation I have ever seen. You are both amazing! ❤❤
Good lord. Where were you when i was in high school. If i had had you as english teachers. Those classes would have rocked
aw, thanks! We hope our current students think our classes rock! 😂
Plz give more examples by the way ur explanation is very well
Thanks. We'll keep this feedback in mind.
Pl help me! Can i drop the 'd' in " birds" when i want to say: The birds are flying. Thank you so much!
Hi! In our accent, we would pronounce it.
Why dont use difficult words
Like sound of a in father sound of a aunty likewise sound of u in umbrella urine both starting with u and ending with vowels so why different sounds.
In this video, we explained some rules, but you're right, there are many more!
i like everthin you guys shiwed us in this video specifiquelly
when tow vowels go walking the first one i does the talking .
Great, thanks!
muchasgracias, yo estoy aprendiend igles y me sirvio mucho entender estas rreglas, ojala hubieran mas videos asi
Soap is ok but in case of "Soup" u is pronounced, not o. Why? second should be silent acc to rule😢
Unfortunately, there are exceptions!
the vidio was amazing but, about the schrua and another phonetic like "ALL"?
Yes, this video was some vowel sounds, not all. We have some other videos with different vowel sounds; hopefully those can help!
Misha and larissa are the best from the west .Your quick rhymes are so funny I like it.Thanks so much for this video you will be impairs of teaching English all over the world .Do you mind if I get your facebook ? Thanks again
Thanks, Karim. We're glad you liked this video! It's always nice to hear from you. "Best from the west" is a good phrase! Our facebook page is here: facebook.com/extraenglishpractice/?ref=aymt_homepage_panel
I think telling these rules is a brilliant idea, but learning them is a tough journey. Especially for nonnative English speakers, it isn't an easier task to learn at all. But thank you for sharing this, it is a meaningful, a helpful, and a productive lesson especially learning the long and the short vowel. I wish to see more.
Yes, it's so true that learning these things is a very difficult task! We're glad you found this video helpful though, and good luck!
Practice, thank you for your response.it would be a great idea if you can bring more words with long and short sound.
Excellent
Why Dead - ded not deed, it's two vowels and first must be long. why post is peust not post, that one vowel closed, and it's must be short sound.
English has many rules, but almost all words are exceptions.
Good point. This rule (VCCV or 2 vowels go walking...) is the most often broken. EA often sounds like a short e (bread, tread, breakfast, etc.)
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I watched this video many times. Thank you
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why doesn't the long vowel sound rule work for the word GIVE
Unfortunately, there are exceptions to the rules, and this is one of them.
Love your videos so much. Thanks a bunch. With the word 'been' though, sometimes I hear some native speakers (Americans) say it more like the name 'Ben'. Is that a dialect thing do you think?
Hi girls, can you explain why 'ie' is pronounce differently in 'lie' and 'Natalie'.
Thanks
Sometimes "ie" is pronounced like the long I, and sometimes like the long E. The third vowel rule is often broken, unfortunately.
Like and give are pronouncing different .why?
Unfortunately, there are many exceptions to the rules!
You can't expect most of the not native English speakers just to MIMIC the vowel sounds.
The size of empty space in the initial position is DIFFERENT for speakers of other languages. The tension of the oral muscles is also different. Everything is different.
The first thing every English learner must do is to CREATE a native English speaker INITIAL POSITION inside their mouth.
And nobody teaches this thing!
If it learned from the beginning the acquisition of the English sounds would become much easier and more natural.
But still relearning the initial position of a foreign language is incredibly difficult for most of the learners.
I am having this very difficulty trying to learn the German vowel sounds. As native English, I can easily distinguish and produce English sounds, but for a new language, like German, I'm at a complete loss. I am finding it very difficult to learn mouth positions without the immediate feedback of an instructor.
The problem with German vowel sounds for a native English arises from the fact that Germans use the upper part of the root of their tongue to concentrate on the sounds. I.e. in that part lies the FOCUS. On the other hand native English use their upper lip and nose to make the FOCUS. The difference in the location of these two places makes a huge difference in the sounds. From my observations, it is harder to move the focus from back to forward and vice versa than to move it up and down. For example, Russians have the focus horizontally in the same position as Germans do but vertically the focus is lower. Russians concentrate on the lower part of the root of their tongue when speaking. So for most of the Russians, it is extremely difficult to move the focus in the English position. It seems the same is true for an English trying to speak Russian.
It may take months of practice just to adapt to a new position. And then months to practice the sounds. It is really hard but possible. And even with immediate feedback from a native, it is still very hard to do. One needs to create a new habit of the mouth and the tongue positions. We tend to relax and take our usual positions all the time. Foreign positions are unnatural for us especially if they differ a lot.
Meet has long vowel
I love it but try to add volume when you speak please
Thanks for the feedback. We have tried to improve the audio in our more recent videos.
every short sound is ah , wtf is this I don't understand
If you have a question about a rule, let us know!
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I don't get it , why do you laugh everytime for no reason where it doesn't seem to laugh at all. I got confused in so many parts that i started to think i might missed some thing there, that's why they are laughing which i might didn't see then i move back around in video for laughing part there is nothing i found. Don't mean to hurt anyone there, just telling you can you explain that.
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Hi, I love this video and I hope to improve m'y English here. I don't understood (in 12:04) why "paid" and "meet" don't contain a long vowel sound.
Great question. Paid and meet do both contain a long vowel sound. However, if you follow these words, you cannot finish the maze.
@@ExtraEnglishPractice Ok. I hadn't paid attention to the rules of the game. Thank you😉
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Very well done. I needed a video to explain this concept in a simple way to adult Spanish speakers. This is exactly what I was looking for! Thanks!
That's great! We love hearing that other teachers find our materials useful.
I think it’s a full information about English sounds
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Cuold you increase the volume?
Hi! The audio (volume) in our earlier videos was not great, but we think it is better in our more recent videos!
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The word 'paid and meet ' are long vowels sound ?
Yes
I have pronunciation problem with vowel and silent letter. Plz guide me.
Soap soup. When 2 vowels are walking the second does the talking.
Yes, unfortunately for learners, English is full of exceptions !
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As a Spanish speaker, I have a little difficulty finding the difference between the short sounds. To me, The short "a" and the short ""o" and "u" have the same short sound. Is that right? Could you eventually make a video about clarifying the difference between these short sounds? Once again you are fantastic!
Good point - the difference between the short a, e, o and u sounds is subtle. Many learners of English have difficulty hearing the difference, especially between a/e (man / men) and o/u (cop / cup). We do have a video about the first one, ( ua-cam.com/video/L8ZHr2Jdzk0/v-deo.html ) but we will be happy to make one about the second.
It is the same problem for us "Italians"!
Here is a video comparing the short O and U sounds. ua-cam.com/video/Ln5_w2NxhxM/v-deo.html
This one focuses on the short A and E sounds. ua-cam.com/video/L8ZHr2Jdzk0/v-deo.html
Outstanding.
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The best thing you can do to help your spelling is read! The more you read, the better your spelling will be.
i know how the following words are pronounced but...
Could you explain WHY the vowels are long and short in the following words for me...I'm a little stumped!
Alias
Bilirubin vs Bilingual
Yellow vs Yacht
Ice Cream vs Igloo vs Alias
(when do we use the i to be long, short, and as Ee?)
Although we use the word "rules" in the video, they are really just patterns. English pronunciation is complicated.
Sometimes words come from other languages and maintain some of the original pronunciation features (ex. alias is from Latin).
Sometimes a prefix or suffix is involved (ex. bilingual -> similar to bicycle)
Sometimes a says "aw" as in father (ex. yacht).
As for ice cream and igloo, they do follow the patterns --> ice = magic e; igloo =single vowel in a syllable is short (CVC without the initial C)
Very good
Genius Ladies. Your Way of teaching makes a difference.
Please solve my one pronunciation problem.
Woman = Womin
Women = Wimin
In first a changed to i
in second a and e changed to i
why????
What rules of pronunciation apply above.
There's no real rule here. This word is just one of many exceptions, unfortunately!
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Would you say,
I am an unicorn
Or
I am a unicorn
If “an” was taught to me personally that you use it before a word that starts with a vowel
Example :
I am an apple.
I am a grape.
Hi David. Good question; this is a confusing point. You are right that "an" comes before a vowel, but it is based on the sound, not the spelling. Because English letters sometimes have different sounds, it gets complicated. UNICORN sounds almost like it starts with a Y, so it goes with "a". Example: She saw a unicorn. In the word UMBRELLA, the sound is different, so we use "an". Example: She had an umbrella.
Another example is HOUR, which starts with a consonant, but the H is silent, so we use "an". Example: The test was an hour long.
I hope that helps!
Extra English Practice yes it was bothering me for quite a bit yesterday. Thank you for clarifying a little bit. I saw a Instagram post about something and it contained the error, im not sure if the person did it on purpose or accidental but it was brought up and I thought i was going crazy because im in college and I didnt know about this weird one at least it wasn’t something I thought about before, other than writing on the internet im usually fantastic with grammar
No problem. It's interesting to find new and surprising aspects to language.
BTW, we have a little video on this very thing: ua-cam.com/video/PQHGldz8OBw/v-deo.html
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It's good but u didn't mention CV WORD like GO, PI ,LO all of them have one vowel but they take long vowel sound
Correct. Syllables that end with a vowel are often called "open syllables" and the vowel sound is usually long.
Very good explanation loved it ❤️ thankyou so much
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according to the first rule what about the word PUT
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We're glad you found it useful.
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Thanks a lot . I'm enjoy your video without stress and it's very helpful for me to improve my pronunciation. I also like your homework!
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How I get joy back into my life I want to thank dr abia who help me get my ex lover back under 24hours max dr abia is one of the best spell caster in the world I and he is trustful and a man of humility and harmony he can also help you with which ever problem you are facing email drabiaspellcaster@gmail. com or add him on Whats-app: +2347038377635
Not really helpful for new learners, but I would actually pronounce "been" like "ben" or "bin"..
Yes, there are many exceptions!
You made reading easier
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very nice and easy rules
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