Difficulty:
Beginner
USA
Like the letter "M," "N" is almost singable. Sigrid gives you some tips about some very important words containing the letter "N."
Difficulty:
Beginner
USA
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!
Difficulty:
Beginner
USA
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."
Difficulty:
Beginner
USA
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.
Difficulty:
Beginner
USA
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.
Difficulty:
Beginner
USA
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.
Difficulty:
Beginner
USA
"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.
Difficulty:
Beginner
USA
"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.
Difficulty:
Beginner
USA
"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.
Difficulty:
Beginner
USA
"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.
Difficulty:
Beginner
USA
"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.
Difficulty:
Beginner
USA
"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.
Difficulty:
Beginner
USA Northeast
Sigrid finishes the alphabet with "Z," covering words like "zone" and "zebra," but also the useful suffix "-ize."
Difficulty:
Beginner
USA
In this short scene, a deeply star-struck Sheldon meets one of his heroes, the great actor James Earl Jones, whom Sheldon knows as the voice of Darth Vader in the Star Wars movies.
Difficulty:
Beginner
United Kingdom
English band The Cure is maybe best known for "Lovesong" from their eighth studio album 'Disintegration' in 1989. Here is the original video feature frontman Robert Smith.
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