American English

Pronunciation Class
44 SOUNDS (PHONEMES)
VOWELS
 ɔː

ɒ VS
 ɒ ɔː
• Shot • Shock
/ʃɑːt/ /ʃɒk/
• Corner • Four
/ˈkɔːr.nɚ/ /fɔːr/
• Lock • Top
/lɑːk/ /tɒp/ • Corn • Cord
• Cost • Box /kɔːrn/   /kɔːrd/
/kɑːst/  /bɒks/ 
• Horse • Or
• Pot • Block
 /pɒt/  /hɔːrs/ /ɔːr/
/blɒk/ 
 ɒ ɔː
• Body • Comma
/ˈkɒm.ə/ • Port • Born
/ˈbɒd.i/ /pɔːrt/ /bɔːrn/

• Lot • Rob
/rɒb/ • Awful • Horn
/lɒt/ /ˈɔː.fəl/ /hɔːrn/
• Ball
• Odd   /bɑːl/ • Auction • Corner
/ɒd/ /ˈɔːk.ʃən/  /ˈkɔːr.nɚ/
• Stop
• Hop   /stɒp/
/hɒp/
 ɒ ɔː
• Dog • Daughter
/dɒɡ/ /ˈdɑː.tɚ
̬ / • Store • Torn
• Bottle • Naughty /stɔːr/
 /tɔːrn/
  /ˈbɒt.əl/
• Cross
 /ˈnɑː.ti̬ / • Lord
• Laundry • More /lɔːrd/
/krɒs/
• Song   /ˈlɑːn.dri/
/mɔːr/ • Bore
  /sɒŋ/
• Law • Score /bɔːr/

• Bother • Board
  /lɑː/ /skɔːr/
/ˈbɒð.ər/
/bɔːrd/
 ɒ ɔː
• Impossible • Doctor • Hormone • Morning
  /ˈdɒk.tər/
  /ɪmˈpɒs.ə.bəl/ /ˈhɔːr.moʊn/ /ˈmɔːr.nɪŋ/
• Sorry • Portable
• Hobby • Fortify
/ˈsɒr.i/ /ˈpɔː.tə̬ .bəl/
/ˈhɒb.i/    /ˈfɔː.tə̬ .faɪ/
• Chocolate • Portrait
• Coffee /ˈtʃɒk.lət/
• Sport /ˈpɔːr.trɪt/
  /spɔːrt/
/ˈkɒf.i/
 Distinguish
• Shot • Lock • Sauce • Awful
• Rob • Corner • Odd • Launch
• Audience • Auction • Box • Stop
• Four • Song
• Laundry
 Distinguish
• Impossible • Sorry
• Hobby • Portable
• Sausage • Awkward
• Hormone • Daughter
• Morning • Doctor
• Coffee
 Intonation & Linking
“Find the stresses of the words in the sentences”

• The baby is playing with a ball.

• Do you like eating chocolate?
• My sister loves to draw.
• You can call me Sara.
 Intonation & Linking

• The baby is playing with a ball.

• Do you like eating chocolate?
• My sister loves to draw.
• You can call me Sara.
 Intonation & Linking
“Find the stresses of the words in the sentences”

• The line is long.

• Sally turned left at the corner.
• Do not talk while eating.
• The floor is wet.
 Intonation & Linking

• The line is long.

• Sally turned left at the corner.
• Do not talk while eating.
• The floor is wet.
 Intonation
Linking
NAME THE CAPITAL

• A blond was complaining to his friend about being constantly called a

dumb blond.
• His friend tells him “Go do something to prove them wrong! Why don’t
you learn all the state capitals or something?”
• The blond thinks this is a great idea, and locks himself up for two weeks
studying. The next party he goes to, some guys are making dumb blond
comments to him. He gets all indignant and claims, “I’m not a dumb
blond. In fact, I can name all the state capitals!”
• They don’t believe him, so he dares them to test him. One of them says,
“Okay, what’s the Capital of Montana?”
• The blond smiles widely and says, “That’s easy! It’s M!”
 Intonation
Linking
NAME THE CAPITAL

• A blond was complaining to his friend about being constantly called a

dumb blond.
• His friend tells him “Go do something to prove them wrong! Why don’t
you learn all the state capitals or something?”
• The blond thinks this is a great idea, and locks himself up for two weeks
studying. The next party he goes to, some guys are making dumb blond
comments to him. He gets angry and claims, “I’m not a dumb blond. In
fact, I can name all the state capitals!”
• They don’t believe him, so he dares them to test him. One of them says,
“Okay, what’s the Capital of Montana?”
• The blond smiles widely and says, “That’s easy! It’s M!”
 English Tongue Twisters
• Every morning, Courtney eats corn.

• Andy throws more long corn cobs in every corner.

• Tall Paul played ball.

• Tall Paul slipped on the hall’s wet floor.

 American English Slangs
• Give someone a ring -> Gọi Người Nào
• Good for nothing -> Vô Dụng
• God knows -> Trời Biết

• Go for it -> Hãy Thử Xem

• Get lost -> Đi chỗ khác chơi