PronunciationCoach

Episodes

1. 10

   English Vowels. Schwa. (No Stress!)

   The vowel Schwa was introduced previously in “What is Schwa?” and “The Sound of Schwa”, so if you are unfamiliar with Schwa, you can learn about it in those posts. This post is a little practice activity that comes from … Continue reading →

   Aug 7, 2023
2. 9

   English Vowels. The Easy Pair: “AU” (Ahhh!!)

   This is the audio for the list the examples from my article on this topic on Medium. You can also find the full article with audio on my Patreon page. Here are some common words with “AU”. (Remember, the “U” has … Continue reading →

   Jun 26, 2023
3. 8

   English Vowels. The Unpredictable Pair: “OU” (Oh no!)

   This is the audio for the list of examples in my Medium article article on this topic. The vowel pair “OU” is actually unpredictable. Here are the 8 different ways that it can be pronounced. And just to keep it … Continue reading →

   Jun 21, 2023
4. 7

   English Vowels. Two Sounds for Long-U? Who Knew?

   Here is audio for some of the examples in my article on this topic on Medium. Long-U2 /uw/ Long-U1 /yuw/ NOTE— Words with “N” are not predictable, so they need to be learned individually. When you see a new word … Continue reading →

   Jun 18, 2023
5. 6

   Pronouncing English Numbers: The 13 vs. 30 Myth

   Some English textbooks teach you that the way to pronounce the numbers 13 and 30 is like this… >> 13 – stress the 2nd part: thirTEEN >> 30 – stress the 1st part: THIRty BUT… is it always true? Definitely … Continue reading →

   Jun 11, 2023
6. 5

   Sell or Sale? Practice Exercises! Long-A and Short-e

   This is a follow up to my post “Sell or Sale?” There is also an extended version article on this topic on Medium, plus a longer version of these Practice Exercises on my Patreon page!! Listening and speaking practice with … Continue reading →

   Jun 10, 2023
7. 4

   Pronouncing English “L” – The Mysterious Dark-L. PART 2

   This is Part 2 on the topic of English dark-L. The main points from Part 1 are: Part 2 provides additional clarification about: Because of some of the conflicting advice about dark-L, my purpose is to help English learners who … Continue reading →

   Jun 6, 2023
8. 3

   Vowel Sequences 4 –sort of!!

   In Vowel Sequences 1 and Vowel Sequences 2, we learned about the strategy of using the end part of a Long-vowel (the off-glide) to create a transition to another vowel after it. This creates a clear boundary between two vowels … Continue reading →

   Mar 16, 2020