Confused by similar-sounding English words? Learn to distinguish tricky vowel sounds like 'bed' vs 'bad' with clear ...

The words you use can have a powerful effect on people, but new research suggests its not the words themselves that carry meaning, but instead its the individual letters. And researchers from Germany ...

The English language is full of fascinating patterns, exceptions, and creative spellings that make it one of the most studied languages in the world. Among these linguistic wonders are words that ...

Welcome back to teaching in Room Nine. Our Region's Largest Classroom. My name is Julia, and I'm one of the second grade teachers at the Soulard School, but here for teaching in Room Nine, my lessons ...

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How many vowels does English have? Five, right? A, E, I, O, U. Oh, and sometimes Y. So, six? Actually, English has at least 14 different vowel sounds and, depending on the speaker and dialect, maybe ...

Sounds are all around us. We are constantly hearing them and so they have made their way into our language. There are many words for sounds. Words that recreate the sounds. Ring, ding, screech, clunk, ...