Some sound mix-ups change the meaning of a word. If you say "Can you collect this?" when you mean "correct," or "I need a new sheet" when you mean "seat," the listener hears a different word. These mix-ups are completely normal. In this episode: • L and r • N and l, and h or no h • S and sh, ch and sh • J and y, and final consonants • Homophones: relax, they sound the same • Practice • Self-check questions with answers Key phrases from this episode: light (LYTE) — right (RYTE) glass (GLASS) — grass (GRASS) collect (kuh-LEKT) — correct (kuh-REKT) lead (LEED) — read (REED) Can you turn on the light? — not "the right" The kids are playing on the grass. — not "the glass" night (NYTE) — light (LYTE) no (NOH) — low (LOH) need (NEED) — lead (LEED) Turn the music down low. — quieter heat (HEET) — eat (EET) hair (HAIR) — air (AIR) hand (HAND) — and (AND) Heat up the soup. — make it warm Your hair is wet. — not "your air" see (SEE) — she (SHEE) seat (SEET) — sheet (SHEET) sip (SIP) — ship (SHIP) Change the sheets on the bed. — the bed covers Take a seat. — sit down chair (CHAIR) — share (SHAIR) watch (WAHCH) — wash (WAHSH) cheap (CHEEP) — sheep (SHEEP) Wash the dishes, please. — clean them Watch the baby for a minute. — look after him jet (JET) — yet (YET) jam (JAM) — yam (YAM) juice (JOOS) — use (YOOS) Is dinner ready yet? — not "jet" Pass the jam, please. — not "yam" ride (RYDE) — rice (RYCE) — right (RYTE) — rye (RYE) bed (BED) — bet (BET) road (ROHD) — rope (ROHP) Can I get a ride? — a lift in a car by, buy, bye (BYE) — next to; pay for; goodbye our, hour (OUR) — belongs to us; sixty minutes Season 2 · Real American English: the complete spoken course for learners worldwide — accent, everyday grammar, prepositions, articles, phrasal verbs, idioms, slang and real conversations at home. Listen, repeat out loud, then take the 52-question quiz. Audio voiced with AI from an original script by Dr. Rashmi R Nair.