The Vowel Chart - The 12 Monophthongs in British English | Pronunciation Masterclass

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This is a video about the vowel chart in which you can find the 12 monophthongs (single vowel sounds) of British English. I will explain the horizontal axis showing where in the mouth the sounds are produced (front - back) and the vertical axis showing the position of the tongue (high to low) and showing how open the mouth is. We go over over all of the long and short vowel sounds so you can see exactly where in the chart they are placed and why. As an extra bonus, I also added a slide with the chart and example words for each sound! ** Who noticed I forgot one word in the final slide? The example word for the short vowel sound /ʌ/ was missing from the list and chart ... oops! The missing word is 'fun'.

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Billie is a pronunciation coach and content creator based in Barcelona, Spain. Her main focus is English pronunciation, phonology and helping learners speak more fluently. Billie has a degree in Communication Research & Phonology, a PGCE in Primary Education, a Trinity College Cert & DiplomaTESOL and over 17 years of teaching experience. She also works as a CELTA teacher trainer, Cambridge examiner and educational advisor. Her videos have been featured in the Google funded AI app ELSA speak.

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[EnglishWind]

Real teacher in every aspect. Not in a mighty hurry to explain things away. Our thinking processes perfectly couples with your pace. wonderful. Thanks.

[zubairmaths-englishtvtutor]

oh its too difficult to be added to memory

[annaanna-oykh]

This is absolutly B R I L L I A N T. The way you explain it so so clear and easy. Thanks a lot.

[englishwithbdm]

Thank you for the video, it is really helpful to learners, particularly to non-native ones.

[sweetiepie]

Really clear and at a great pace. My only issue is that it is easy to get lost on which vowel sound and symbol you're talking about. Would be helpful to circle each one you're talking about

[catalinachelini]

This video should be viral! It's really helpful! Thank you very much, you made everything clear :D New subscriber

[aliensarekind]

omg you explained it so clear ! Thank you so much, you are a life saver !

[veronicasiu]

You are one of the best teacher I have ever seen! Very clear demonstration! Thank you!

[scott-ish]

Great vid and chart. Others may have pointed out already that an example for the /ʌ/ sound is missing from it though, as in 'fun' /fʌn/.

Anyway, thank you so much for having (re)opened my eyes to it.

[bouzianealpha]

I am so happy to have you back on YouTube back again after a long time of inactivity.. Great content btw

[L-pi]

Thank you for an awesome video! I've been searching the vowel quadrilateral on the internet and found each teacher positioned some of the sounds differently in a quadrilateral although they all say it's the way of RP British English. I am so confusing as none of the British teachers have the exactly same chart. Where can I get the official tongue position for each sound of RP British English ?

[saimyqadri]

Lucky to find someone who can explain so well ❤️love from India to my new teacher

[jenniferobuzor]

I’m really appreciative of this!!
Thanks so much

[naganandhini]

My sincere thanks from India
This vowel chart kept my head addled for weeks. Now I am happy that I understand it finally ❤

[bringolaselvapoto]

Where is the front u:? The one we use most of the time, apart from when we use the back u: in words like; school, rule, cool, Mule, Pool.

[rajaniliyana]

A good lesson clearly explained .Thanks

[shimak]

10:14
I am always practicing the vowel pronunciation by this word chart :)

[Armageddon]

Thank you so much, you are part of the reason I passed the Diploma TESOL last year!

[voglerthevloger]

This video has helped me a lot to understand the vowel chart. Thank you very much 😊