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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 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
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
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
Fluency in English Many people want to speak in English fluently. Sometimes it becomes difficult for non native speakers to speak in English fluently. Here, first of all I would
Subject- Verb Agreement English Grammar plays very important role to learn English. There are some topics in English grammar which create a lot of confusion. Subject Verb Agreement is one of those topics but practice makes a man perfect. It is very important to know about all the rules related to Subject Verb Agreement to
English plays very important role in our life. If you know to speak in English well, it’s not necessary that you are good at English grammar too. Many times English grammar creates confusion in your mind. That confusion becomes the reason for grammatical errors. If you want to create a good impression on others, you
Infinitive “To’ This post is about infinitive ‘to’. I will discuss where should we avoid infinitive ‘to’. Use of infinitive ‘to’ is very common in English but there are certain places where we can’t use infinitive ‘to’. Read these sentences below. I want to complete my work.She went to take more sheets. etc.It is very
What are Stative Verbs in English You have already read about verbs which are known as doing words like playing, reading, cooking, jumping etc. But there is a lot to know more about verbs. Read about stative verbs in English.. Stative verb is a verb that describes a state of being in contrast to a
How to Spell English Words English language is a language of exceptions. Therefore, there are various exceptions and it becomes difficult for many people to pronounce or write English words correctly. The same letter has different sound at different place or in different words. For example: Letter ‘c’ has ‘s’ sound in certain but
How to Speak Impressive English This post is for those people who can speak in English but want to improve their English speaking or communication. You are at the right place. There is always a room for improvement. By making some changes in your communication, you can be progressive to keep improving. Here are some suggestions
Importance of English Why is it important to speak in English? This question can be answered better by a person who has difficulty to speak in English. Right? If you are reading this post, I can easily guess you are one of them who wants to improve English speaking. If you wanna know about how
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
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
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
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
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 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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