English Pronunciation

We all know that the pronunciation is tricky in English, including many silent letters. Keep reading for some common silent letters in English. However, please note that these are just some examples. There are many more silent letters in the English language. NOTE: The letters below are silent in the…

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You know from my article on IELTS Speaking that I got 8.5 in the test (Wow, it’s brilliant!). To be blunt, I was and I am still NOT flawless. I don’t mean in a sense that I would be if I got a 9, but that even an IELTS 8.5…

If you look the word “person” up in a dictionary (I recommend Cambridge or Oxford), you will definitely see this /ˈpɜːsən/ as the pronunciation of the word, no matter it is British or American English. …

In the previous article, “What is Assimilation?” And “Elision,” I talked about the difference between the two. I would like to explain assimilation again here, and then I would like to explain “Linking = consolidation”. Some people confuse “Assimilation” with “Elision”, but the most common is the confusion between “Assimilation”…

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I used to think it was normal to use the phrase “back the baby.” Because the infant would be in the rear, I thought it would be appropriate to say ‘back the baby.’ I later found out that I was mistaken in a secondary school diction class. ‘Give the baby…

Poem to enjoy learning British-English pronunciation — Read this rhyming poem out loud to help you learn the many different ways that ‘ough’ is pronounced in British English. Verses 2–10 include different pronunciations of ‘ough’ in the last line which rhymes with the second. Listen to the audio here O.U.G.H. are often together To keep English learners learning…