In this lesson, you’re going to practice English words with very similar sounds. Many English learners have problems pronouncing these words correctly. If you can master the differences in pronunciation between these words, you’ll improve your pronunciation and be able to talk more like a native English speaker.
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#1 – feel / fell / fill
The ee in feel is like in be, see, and we
The e in fell is like in egg, wet, and better
The i in fill is like in it, sick, and miss
#2 – luck / look
The u in luck is like in bus, what, and fun
The oo in look is like in took, book, and cook
#3 – bad / bed
The a in bad is like in apple, had, and pass
The e in bed is like in get, pen, and less
#4 – late / let
The a in late is like in name, take, and eight
The e in let is like in egg, pen, and best
#5 – hat / heart / hot
The a in hat is like in cat, back, and map
The ear in heart is like in dark, park, and start
The o in hot is like in not, body, and got
#6 – bought / boat / but
The ou in bought is like in call, saw, and automatic
The oa in boat is like in no, so, and slow
The u in but is like in cut, what, and sun
#7 – ice / eyes
The s in ice is like in guess, miss, and house
The z in eyes is like in zoo, wise, and ties
#8 – share / chair
The sh in share is like in shoes, shirt, and wash
The ch in chair is like in champion, chips, and which
#9 – free / three
The f in free is like in fifteen, fail, and life
The th in three is like in Thursday, with, and math
#10 – day / they
The d in day is like in dog, did, and don’t
The th in they is like in then, mother, and these
