Silent Letter ‘r’ Rules
Silent letter ‘r’ rules. If you want to learn British English pronunciation, you must follow very important rules for silent letter r in English.
English Pronunciation
Correct and clear pronunciation is as important as listening and speaking skills. If you know how to pronounce the words and phrases correctly, your level of speech understanding is also increased. To have clear pronunciation, learn about English speech sounds, their symbols and many more informative posts.
Consonants-Manner of Articulation
The manner of articulation is the way the airstream is affected as it flows from the lungs and out of the nose and mouth. When we pronounce consonant sounds the airflow is interrupted, diverted or restricted as it passes the oral cavity. The respective modifications that are made to a sound are referred to as their manner of
American vs British English
American vs British English. Britain and America, two different nations share one common language that is English. The language that Americans and Britsh share is a bit like that—spoken differently in the two locations, but understandable by both groups of speakers. English language learners face a problem dealing with the difference between British and American
A,E,I,O,U are not 5 vowels?
A,E,I,O,U are vowels or vowel letters? Hello Everyone! Today I am going to share a very important piece of information about a,e,i,o,u. You might have been taught that there are 5 vowels in English a,e,i,o,u. If ‘u’ had been a vowel, we would have used an before university, right? But that’s not the case here.
Intonation in English
What is intonation in English? Intonation in English plays very important role for correct English pronunciation.We can’t speak in a flat tone always. There is a rise and fall in our voice tone when we speak that creates a variation in our pitch.Intonation is variation in spoken pitch which indicates the attitudes and emotions of the
Word Stress Rules Part-2
Word Stress Hello Everyone! This post is about word stress in English part-2. Word Stress means pronouncing one syllable of a multisyllabic word with more prominence or greater emphasis than the other syllables in the word. One syllable receives more emphasis than the others.As I have already discussed about
Word Stress in English Part-1
What is Word Stress? Word Stress means pronouncing one syllable of a multisyllabic word with more prominence or greater emphasis than the other syllables in the word. As it is very clear by its name, we give stress on particular syllable in a word that is word stress in English. One syllable receives more emphasis
Syllables and Phonemes in English
Definition of Syllable A syllable is a single unbroken sound of a spoken or written word.It is one unit of sound in English. Syllables join consonants and vowels to form words. Sometimes syllables are referred to as the ‘beats’ of spoken language. What is a Syllable? A syllable is a unit of pronunciation having one
Silent Letters in English
Silent Letters in English Silent letters in English are the letters which are not pronounced sometimes in some words.The letter which is silent in some words, is not necessary will always be silent in all the words. Therefore, silent letters create a kind of confusion about their pronunciation.They are written in the words but they
30 Common Mispronounced Words in English
Very Common Mispronounced Words in English English plays a very important role in our day to day life. It creates a good impression on others, if a person speaks fluently in English…but it can create a bad impression on others, if a person mispronounces English words , speacially when the words are very
24 Consonant Sounds and Symbols
In this post, I’ll talk about 24 consonant speech sounds and their symbols with various examples. This post is the next part of blog post series to “Learn correct English Pronunciation”. To learn correct English Pronunciation, you should know about phonetic transcription. Click here to read. I have already explained about phonetic transcription, English speech sounds
Diphthongs- Impure Vowels
Hello everyone! In my previous post, I explained you about 12 Monophthongs or pure vowels out of 20 vowels. To know about Monophthongs, you can click here. In this post, I will explain about 8 Diphthong sounds. Diphthongs A diphthong is a sound made by combining two vowels specifically when it starts as one vowel sound and
English Speech Sounds -12 Pure Vowels and their Symbols
Pronunciation Phonetic transcription and knowledge about English speech sounds is often ignored by many English learners. Correct and clear pronunciation is as important as listening and speaking skills. If you know how to pronounce the words and phrases correctly, your level of speech understanding is also increased. To have clear pronunciation, you should understand about
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Speak and Pronounce Correctly in English / English Sounds and Letters
Speak and Pronounce Correctly In English there is no one to one correspondence between spelling and sound. There are various letters and sounds which represent different sounds or letters. A letter may stand for different sounds. e.g. Cat /kǽt/ Civil /sɪvɪl/ Here we notice that letter ‘C’ represent ‘K’
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