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Sibilant sound is produced by forcing air out toward your teeth.Like: hissing sound (sssss),a buzzing sound (zzzzz) or(shhhh!) Sound which you make to keep someone quiet. Sibilant, in phonetics, a fricative consonant sound, in which the tip, or blade, of the tongue is brought near the roof of the mouth and air is pushed past […]
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Do alphabet and letters stand for the same meaning? It’s a pretty basic question. In Indian English people get confused considering alphabet and letter having the same meaning. But, in standard English, there is a difference between alphabet and letter. Alphabet and Letter Today’s post is about the difference between alphabet and letter. Many people
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She used to sleep late at night.She is used to sleeping late at night. Do you know the difference between these sentences? Why are they expressed in different ways?Today in this post, I’ll explain how to use used to and be used to. They look similar but they have different uses. Used to We use used
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There are several things around us which we use in our day to life. Many of us know how to say their names in our first language but not in English. It becomes important to add these words to your vocabulary to improve your English. Before writing further, I would like to add an important
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Today, in this post I’ll discuss about 5 very common mispronounced words in English which we use in our day to day life. You all pronounce these words for sure but do you pronounce them correctly? Check this post. 1. Comfortable /ˈkÊŒmftÉ™b(É™)l/ This word is mispronounced very commonly. There can be two reasons to mispronounce
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In this post, I’ll discuss about very common mispronounced words with almost same spellings. You will know about how a small difference in the spelling changes the pronunciation and meaning of the word. These words, about which I have discussed below, create a lot of confusion therefore, people misunderstand their meaning by mispronouncing them. Cloth
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In this post I’ll discuss about the subjunctive verbs and mood in English.The subjunctive is a verb form or mood used to express things that could or should happen. It is used to express wishes, hopes, commands, demands or suggestions. We use the subjunctive mainly when talking about events that are not certain to happen. For example, we use the subjunctive when talking
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This post is for anyone who wants to learn to speak in English as second language, who is a non native speaker, who has never gone to an English medium school. I’ll discuss very simple but important points which will be very helpful for you to learn English speaking. You will come to know about
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Pronunciation of letter S Hello friends! Everybody knows that English is a tricky language. English pronunciation makes it more difficult to understand for those learners who learn English as a second language.Today, I am going to talk about the pronunciation of letter S in the end of the words. Many words in English end with
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Our speech is not possible without speech sounds. We learn to improve our English pronunciation but we do not pay much attention to learn about speech sounds. Let’s learn more about English speech sounds. We have 44 speech sounds in English and they have been kept in the two categories: voiced sounds and unvoiced sounds.
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English alphabet has 26 letters and these 26 letters represent 44 speech sounds which are phonemes in IPA. Like letter b has /b/ sound, letter k has /k/ sound, letter p has /p/ sound, letter c has /s/ sound /k/ sound and so on. Click here to read about letters and sounds. Wait a minute!
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Silent letter ‘r’ rules. If you want to learn British English pronunciation, you must follow very important rules for silent letter r in English.
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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
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Here is a list of misspelt words that appear most frequently in entrance exams for various competitions. Learn correct spellings with their meanings. Test your spellings to prepare for your SSC, Bank Clerk, IBPS, TGT, PGT etc.
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Homonyms, homophones and homographs can be confusing but if you know about their meaning and differences, there won’t be any confusion.
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Proverb A proverb is a simple, concrete, traditional saying that expresses a perceived truth based on common sense or experience. They are short statements of wisdom or advice that are transmitted from generation to generation and have passed into general use. Proverbs can be found in every language or culture. We may sometimes not understand a big
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What is Alliteration: Alliteration in English is a figure of speech. In alliteration, there is a close repetition of the same consonant sound or syllable, usually at the beginning. The use of alliteration makes the language musical. Alliteration is similar to Assonance which is another figure of speech. Read about Assonance also. For example: “A
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 Lie Vs Lay Lie, lay, lied, laid, these words can create a lot of confusion. Using incorrect form of these words can cause a lot of misunderstanding.In order to avoid any kind of misunderstanding, it’s very important to know the difference between lie and lay which is not so difficult once you know the
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 Indefinite Articles A and an are called the indefinite articles because they do not point out any particular person animal or thing.e.g. I met a friend. There is a cat on the table. Here in these sentences we are not talking about particular friend or cat, so we use ‘a’ as indefinite article before
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 How to convey about daily Kitchen chores in English It’s easier for us to communicate in our mother tongue than in any other language. When we start speaking in our mother tongue that language is not taught in school but we learn it from our surroundings by seeing others or by listening to others.
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