Lesson 9 / 22
/aʊ/ — /eɪ/
Listen to each sound, compare mouth positions, and practise from words to sentences.
British IPA notation: /aʊ/ · /eɪ/American audio: now /naʊ/ · day /deɪ/
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/aʊ/
now /naʊ/
Mouth and tongue position
Open wide on /a/ then glide toward /ʊ/, lips rounding as you go.
Word practice
now
Sentence practice
Now is the time.
Mouth-position video (British) — BBC Learning English
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/eɪ/
day /deɪ/
Mouth and tongue position
Start at /e/ and glide quickly toward /ɪ/, lips spreading as you move.
Word practice
day
Sentence practice
Have a nice day.
Mouth-position video (British) — BBC Learning English
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