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ENGLISH PRONUNCIATION

​Pronouncing words correctly requires "speaking".  Only listening will NOT improve your pronunciation.
Record your "speaking" and then "listen"! 

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UPDATED:  FEB 2021

Words commonly mispronounced by ESL Learners

A - B - C - D
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• ​​​​Catholic
• clothes
• The "CO" sound
• culture

E - F - G - H
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• ​​​equipment​
• famous
• going to - gonna
• have to / got to / gotta

I - J - K - L
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• ​​​​lettuce

I - M - N - O - P
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• month - months
• olives

Q - R - S - T
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• ​​​​regular verbs with "ed"
• th

U - V - W - X - Y - Z​
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• ​​want to / wanna
• whaddaya .....
• women

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To improve your pronunciation:

1. ​​You must  record your word or sentence.
   
   
2. ​Then replay it.
   
   
3. You continue the process until you are pronouncing correctly.

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Only listening is not the best way to improve your pronunciation.  You have to practice recording your voice.

** Use the Vocaroo below.

Pronunciation:

When you see two 'T's in the middle of a word, make the 'D' sound.  The word 'better' is pronounced 'bedder'.   YouTube AEA

Verbs Ending In:

​Verbs ending in k, s, ce, ch, sh, f, p, th 
have the "t" sound; not the "id" sound.​​​

1. asked - I asked him his name. 
   
   
2. missed - I missed my flight to New York yesterday. 
   
   
3. pronounced - He pronounced "famous" incorrectly.  
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4. watched - While he watched TV, he fell asleep.​

HOW TO PRONOUNCE
Easy to use. Has dictionary and translator.

APPS

Apps for recording and practicing your pronunciation.
Click here