Pronunciation exercises: Aspiration and Endings
Exercises: Rhoticity
Rhoticity in English is one of the most prominent distinctions by which varieties of English can be classified. Standard varieties such as American English (AmE) and British English (BrE) are highly defined by the particular pronunciation of the ‚r‘....
Pronunciation Exercises: consonants 2
After understanding the basics of the simplest English consonants, there are a few more things that determine how a speaker can sound more like a native speaker or at least comprehend some of the strange sounds native speakers make, especially when speaking quickly or...
Pronunciation Exercises Back Vowels
The vowels addressed here are the ones pronounced in the back of the mouth. They differ from one another, of course, based on how open or closed the mouth is when they are pronounced. You can start with the relevant post for some more information about the so-called...
Pronunciation Exercises: Rhythm
Rhythm may sound like it is limited to music or perhaps poetry, but it is in fact one of the features used to describe all world languages. English has a specific kind of rhythm. Which rhythm, and what does it mean? You can find out in the post on rhythm, or first try...
Consonant Pronunciation: ‚th‘ exercises
Practice pronouncing that tricky English ‚th‘ with these exercises. Do you know when to pronounce ‚th‘ with or without voicing? Try this exercise. In the following, you will hear a number of words and phrases including both th and s. These are...Gefördert vom
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