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Mathewzhao Posted 18 years ago
Speech & Pronunciation

How to distinguish the pronunciation of the vowels

I always can't distinguish the pronunciation of some vowels in words,as follows:
apple(vowel 'a' ),egg(vowel 'e'),by(vowel 'y'),

and feel the pronunciation of the three vowels are NOT different!

I have tried to distinguish them ,and have listened many Mp3 about the vowels ,but I got nothing!
could someone give me a hand?
Thanks!
  

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You have a problem, but I can suggest little more than practice and concentration; I presume you have a tutor or teacher or acquaintance who can listen to and advise you. I hadn't noticed that Chinese students have much trouble with vowel sounds before-- I thought the consonants were more difficult. g.

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  • You have a problem, but I can suggest little more than practice and concentration; I presume you have a tutor or teacher or acquaintance who can listen to and advise you.
  • I hadn't noticed that Chinese students have much trouble with vowel sounds before-- I thought the consonants were more difficult.
  • g.
  • the /e/ in egg is usually similar enough to elude the sensitivities of a learner.
  • com/dictionary/peanut ]MERRIAM-WEBSTER ONLINE[/url], for example) lots and lots of simple words with those vowel sounds: apple, cram, fat, hat, rat, sat and bat, etc.
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You have a problem, but I can suggest little more than practice and concentration; I presume you have a tutor or teacher or acquaintance who can listen to and advise you. I hadn't noticed that Chinese students have much trouble with vowel sounds before-- I thought the consonants were more difficult.

While there are plenty of regional variations in English pronunciation, the pronun
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