How to Pronounce Difficult Minimal Pairs - Student Request [Part 20]

By Julie Cunningham, MA, CCC-SLP, licensed speech-language pathologist

(Video Transcript)

Nearly every one of my accent clients requests help with R-colored vowels. How well can you pronounce the R-colored vowels in these words? Next in this series: How to Pronounce Difficult Minimal Pairs - Student Request [Part 21].

appear

stairs

alarm

car

In this short video, see each word as I pronounce it at my normal pace, at a slower pace, and then up close and in slow motion!

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