Aimed at beginners, this ongoing series of video lessons focuses on the English alphabet and how to pronounce the letters in words. Sigrid illustrates using actual household items as well as stills and video clips from real life, enabling learners to enrich their vocabulary at the same time.
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Sigrid introduces her series on English pronunciation and tells us why there isn't always just one "right" way to pronounce words.
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Sigrid uses common household objects to explain two ways to pronounce the letter A.
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Sigrid explains a third way to pronounce the letter "A." For the first two ways, see Sigrid explains: the letter A - Part 1 of 4.
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Sigrid explains that "A" is also a very important one-letter word.
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Sigrid looks at the letter "B" as followed by either a vowel or a consonant, and the sound of the double "B" as well.
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Sigrid finishes telling us about pronouncing the letter "B." Here's part 1 in case you missed it.
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Sigrid explains about the "hard" and "soft" sounds for the letter "C."
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"D" is a voiced consonant that sounds a bit different depending on its context in a word or sentence.
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Sigrid explains various sounds associated with the letter "E."
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Let's learn about pronouncing the letter "F" in various contexts.
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Sigrid talks about the hard and soft sounds for the letter "G", and gives us some practical examples with "G" at the beginning, in the middle, and at the end of a word.
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Sigrid explains about pronouncing "I" in two different ways. It's easy to mix up a short "I" with a long "E" sound.
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J has just one pronunciation, except for foreign words. It usually sounds like a soft "G."
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"H" is a tricky letter for lots of folks. Sigrid shows us how to make the sound, and gives us plenty of examples.
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The letter K is easy to pronounce, but there's an important exception when it's combined with one other letter in particular. Can you guess which?
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Sigrid introduces the letter "L" and gives us lots of examples of how it is used in words. The tricky thing is knowing when the "L" is silent.
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Sigrid talks about a different way to say "OK," which involves the letter "L." Not everyone pronounces "L" the same way, and it can be hard to understand sometimes.
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Sigrid talks about some important words starting with "M" and gives us some tips about using many and much with countable and uncountable nouns.
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Like the letter "M," "N" is almost singable. Sigrid gives you some tips about some very important words containing the letter "N."
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The letter "O" is a tricky vowel, because there are several ways to pronounce it, both when it's single and when it's double!
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Most of the time "P" is simply pronounced like a "P," but there are a few cases in which "P" is silent. Sigrid gives us plenty of examples of handy words with "P."
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The consonant "Q" is a special letter. We almost never find it without a "U" following it. Sigrid gives us plenty of examples of how it's used.
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The letter "R" is difficult to pronounce for lots of people, even native speakers. Sigrid shows us how "R" sounds in different kinds of words.
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The letter "S" has a couple of different sounds. It's a very important letter because it's used to form the plural of many nouns as well as the third person singular of verbs.
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"U" is an interesting vowel, and has a few different sounds. It can even sound like the consonant "Y," and combines with other vowels to make new sounds.
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"T" is for "tricky." Depending on what letters "T" is combined with or next to, it is pronounced differently. Sigrid explains and gives some examples.
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"V" is a voiced consonant. "Voice" starts with "V." We make the sound with the upper teeth lightly touching the lower lip, like "F" but with the voice, too. It vibrates. The verb "to vibrate" also starts with "V." That should make it easy to remember.
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"W" is a consonant, but it is very vowel-like and is considered a "semi-vowel." "W" is featured in plenty of important words, and it combines with other letters to make some new sounds.
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"X" is a special letter in that we often use it by itself. It's useful in a lot of situations. In the middle of a word, however, it can be pronounced in a few different ways.
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"Y" is a tricky letter because it's both a consonant and a vowel. As a vowel, it has different sounds. Don't worry. But hey, maybe keep your eye on the "Y." Don't let it fly away.
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Sigrid finishes the alphabet with "Z," covering words like "zone" and "zebra," but also the useful suffix "-ize."
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