Try to exaggerate the vowel, play around w it as a drill at first. Start w one syllable words and work up. I like to write the word out first, and I’ll use a mirror to watch everything. Tends to help me when I’m in a rut stOOrm stAAre strIIke stAAle strEEam stEEw stEEak stOOked stUUttEEr stAAblEE stAAtesman stEEamer strIIkEEr strEEaming strAAtOOsphEEre strAAnglEEhOOld You can do this with other sounds that are tougher to stretch, some sounds I struggle with: Let’s gOO skIIng in stEEambOOat sprIIngs chAArbrOOiled bUUrgEErs tAAste grEEat snOOwbOOardIIng is sOO much fUUn dIIsc gOOlf is a grEEat spOOrt frAAnktOOwn is fIIve miles away dIId you bUUy the dIIp? my flIIght was cAAncEElled! dEElivery frOOm dOOrdAAsh chrIIstmas weather gEEts prEEty chIIly! Play around w it. Some like to practice exaggerating the ends of words as well, for pace control after the trouble sound. GL to you!