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Why OOH Sounds Different Than AHH
New ReviewHuman language is an incredible thing: a combination of mouth sounds that we combine into words, sentences, poems, and constitutions. They carry meaning, emotion, and power. But underneath it all, language is really just physics. In this...
TED-Ed
TED-Ed: Why don't "tough" and "dough" rhyme? | Arika Okrent
Spelling reformers have been advocating for changes to make English spelling more intuitive and less irregular. One example of its messiness: take the “g-h” sound from “enough,” the “o” sound from “women” and the “t-i” sound from...
Crash Course
Natural Language Processing: Crash Course Computer Science
Today we’re going to talk about how computers understand speech and speak themselves. As computers play an increasing role in our daily lives there has been an growing demand for voice user interfaces, but speech is also terribly...
Curated Video
How to Pronounce Difficult Vowels in English
Howcast - Learn how to pronounce difficult vowels in English in this Howcast video with ESL teacher Megan Brach.
Curated Video
How to Do a Vocal Scratch in Beatboxing
Howcast - Learn how to do a beatbox vocal scratch in this Howcast video with Beatboxer Entertainment.
Curated Video
English Pronunciation Practice - "Discombobulation" Poem & Explanation
In this lesson we breakdown the English pronunciation poem 'Discombobulation'
Professor Dave Explains
Latin Phonetics Part 1: Vowels
If we are going to learn Latin, the first thing we must do is learn phonetics, as we need to understand the basic sounds of the language, so that we can read it properly. This will require looking at both vowels and consonants, so let's...
Rachel's English
The MOST EFFECTIVE Vocal Warm up for Speaking English
You don’t want any soreness or pain when speaking English. Pull together your favorite exercises to get you relaxed and warmed up.
Curated Video
Word Parts: Syllables
Mr. Griot explains how to identify number of syllables and vowel sounds in a word.
Curated Video
Is the Southern Accent Disappearing?
When you hear names like Gladys or Herbert or Doris, you probably automatically think of old people, but why is that? Linguists have been studying the science of first names for a long time, and though what's behind a particular parent's...
Curated Video
Step3_Lesson18_Diphthongs (_ou_, _ow_)
Learn how to read words with diphthong when they have ''ou' and 'ow'.
Curated Video
o' Words | Blending Phonics | CVC Words | o Words with Pictures | Learn to Read | British Teacher
Sound out and blend 'o' cvc and vcc words with Miss Phonics! Blending is the skill of combining the individual sounds to accurately pronounce the whole word, helping your child learn to read! This video contains cvc and vc words which...
Curated Video
a' Words | Blending Phonics | CVC Words | a Words with Pictures | Learn to Read | British Teacher
Sound out and blend 'a' cvc and vcc words with Miss Phonics! Blending is the skill of combining the individual sounds to accurately pronounce the whole word, helping your child learn to read! This video contains cvc and vcc words which...
Curated Video
e' Words | Blending Phonics | CVC Words | e Words with Pictures | Learn to Read | British Teacher
Sound out and blend 'e' cvc and vcc words with Miss Phonics! Blending is the skill of combining the individual sounds to accurately pronounce the whole word, helping your child learn to read! This video contains cvc and vcc words which...
The Kiboomers
Pop Go the Vowels Song from The Kiboomers: Boost Your Child's Phonics Learning
Pop Go The Vowels song is a great way to get kids excited about learning phonics. With The Kiboomers' help, kids will learn how to pop the short vowels and improve their pronunciation skills in no time!
The Kiboomers
Vowels Freeze Dance - The Kiboomers Kids Songs - Vowel Sounds Song
Sing along and learn with The Kiboomers! Here's our A-E-I-O-U and Sometimes Y vowels song! It's time to dance and freeze with each vowel letter! Our alphabet games for Preschoolers and kindergarten children are fun teaching tools!. All...
Curated Video
Catchy Short Vowels Tune: Sing & Learn with BrainSnax!
Get ready to sing and learn with BrainSnax's Catchy Short Vowels Tune! This fun and engaging song will help kids master short vowel sounds in no time. Perfect for teachers and parents looking to make learning enjoyable for children. 🎉
Learn German with Herr Antrim
Ich Esse Gern Äpfel und Bananen - Deutsch lernen
I started a Pandora station for children's songs and this song kept coming up. I thought it would be great to translate it to German to practice the German vowel sounds. If you want to see the English version of this video, click here:...
Señor Jordan
Learn the Alphabet in Spanish! (Revised)
In this lesson we'll be going over el alfabeto and working on the Spanish vowels.
Curated Video
Decoding: Short vowels vs Long vowels {Word Solving}
This video helps kids decode words and try both a short and long vowel sound. This is for after students have learned both short and long vowels. This teaches students how to decide whether a vowel is short or long in an unknown word....
Curated Video
Poetic Sounds
A video entitled “Poetic Sounds” which explores sound devices used in poetry, highlighting examples from several works by Edgar Allan Poe.
Learn French With Alexa
Vowel Sounds in French (Learn French With Alexa)
Alexa teaches you how to pronounce the vowel sounds in French.
Curated Video
The Many Sounds of Y
“The Many Sounds of y” explains the rule for determining if a final -y makes a long e sound or a long i sound.
Extra English Practice
Vowel Rules
English pronunciation lesson on rules governing English vowel sounds and spelling. Long and short vowels are contrasted. Includes three interactive practice activities.