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EPISODE · May 6, 2015 · 5 MIN

How to say words with "rth" like worth, north, birth – American English Pronunciation Tip

from Go Natural English Podcast | Listening & Speaking Lessons

In the usual classroom setting, we first learn how to read words instead of speaking them. This is the reason why many non-native English speakers have troubles with some certain words. It's very important to learn through our ears, learn the sounds and not by the way we read it. In this video, Gabby will share us how to pronounce words with "-rth" like worth, north, birth. There are many words with "-rth," but most importantly, even though there are many vowels that comes before this three letter combination, we always use one vowel sound regardless of the spelling. Sounds great right? The mistake or problem of a lot of English learners have is that, they want to read the vowel in the way that they have learned it in the alphabet with the "-rth" sound. But there is a vowel sound that we called the R-colored vowel which Gabby will explain as we further watch the video ahead. Click here to watch the video on YouTube. Photo Credit: Pablo Fernández Exposure to English & the right method of learning are keys to fluency Click here to find out how you can get more Go Natural English materials & strategies To be fluent, you must speak! Try your first premium 1-to-1 live online tutoring lesson with a qualified native English speaker teacher at Verbling. Click here to learn more and try the first one free! The post How to say words with "rth" like worth, north, birth – American English Pronunciation Tip appeared first on Go Natural English.

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