How to use a vowel grid (in 8 minutes).

4 interactive lessons & quizzes to practise the chart: https://pronunciationstudio.com/vowel... The vowel grid (also known as quadrilateral) is a shape that shows you how to position the mouth to make vowel sounds. It's very useful to develop distinctions between similar vowel sounds such as /iː/ and /ɪ/ in English. But it can seem quite abstract for learners who are new to it - a lot of lines and strange symbols going on! In this video I explain how the chart relates to the mouth, exploring the position of the tongue both horizontally and laterally, and the rounding of the lips. There is a live drill of the full IPA vowel grid and at the end of the video I map my vowel sounds (in SSB/GB/Modern RP) onto the chart. The 2015 International Phonetic Association vowel chart is used in the video. #phonetics #vowels #englishpronunciation