Sounds of Speech (University of Iowa)
by University of Iowa
Animated diagrams and videos showing how the mouth, tongue and lips form each sound of American English.
Best for: Seeing exactly where your tongue should be for sounds like the American R, TH, or the vowel in 'cat'.
- Cost
- Free
- Levels
- beginner, intermediate, advanced
- Skills
- Pronunciation & accent
- Accent
- American
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