 Top English pronunciation problems from espressoenglish.net. 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. Number one, feel, fell, and fill. The E sound in feel is like in be, see, and we, feel. The A sound in fell is like in egg, wet, and better, fell. The I sound in fill is like in it, sick, and miss, fill. Now repeat all three, feel, fell, fill. Number two, luck and look. The U sound in luck is like in bus, what, and fun. Luck. The U sound in look is like in took, book, and cook. Look. Now repeat them both. Luck. Look. Number three, bad and bed. The A sound in bad is like in apple, had, and pass. Bad. The E sound in bed is like in get, pen, and less. Bad. Now repeat them. Bad. Bad. Number four, late and let. The A sound in late is like in the words name, take, and ate. Late. The E sound in let is like in egg, pen, and best. Let. Now repeat them both. Late. Let. Number five, hat, heart, and hot. The A in hat is like in cat, back, and map. Hat. The R sound in heart is like in dark, park, and start. Heart. The A in hot is like in knot, body, and got. Hot. Now repeat all three. Hat. Heart. Hot. Number six, bought, bought, and but. The A sound in bought is like in call, saw, and automatic. Bought. The O sound in boat is like in know, sew, and slow. Boat. And the A sound in but is like in cut, what, and sun. But. Let's repeat all three. Bought. Boat. But. Number seven, ice, and eyes. The S sound in ice is like in guess, miss, and house. Ice. The Z sound in eyes is like in zoo, wise, and ties. Eyes. Now make the difference. Ice. Eyes. Number eight, share, and chair. The Sh sound in share is like in the words, shoes, shirt, and wash. Share. The Ch sound in chair is like in champion, chips, and witch. Chair. Now say them both. Share. Chair. Number nine, free, and three. The F sound in free is like in fifteen, fail, and life. Free. The F sound in three is like in Thursday, with, and math. Three. Now say them both. Free. Three. Number ten, day, and they. The D sound in day is like in dog, did, and don't. Day. The Z sound in they is like in then, mother, and these. They. Now repeat them both. Day. They. For more pronunciation practice, check out my pronunciation course. I'll teach you all the sounds of American English, so that you can learn to speak clearly, confidently, and correctly.