How to Pronounce Difficult Minimal Pairs - Student Request [Part 21]

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

(Video Transcript)

Practice the ER vowels /ɝ, ɚ/, linking with the flap /ɾ/, the nasal flap, vowel reductions, and much more in the following words:

Words

what else

drawing

action

good afternoon

preventive

audit

operations

apparatus

You'll see me pronounce each word at my regular pace, at a slower pace, and then up close and in slow motion!

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