English Online
English Online
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-2 | Importance of Word Stress | Word Stress Rules Read More »
                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
Word Stress in English Part-1 | What is Word Stress? Read More »
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
Syllables and Phonemes in English Read More »
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
Silent Letters in English Read More »
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
30 Very Common Mispronounced Words in English Read More »
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
24 Consonant Sounds and Symbols Read More »
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
Diphthongs- Impure Vowels Read More »
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
English Speech Sounds -12 Pure Vowels and their Symbols Read More »
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’
Speak and Pronounce Correctly in English / English Sounds and Letters Read More »
