“The Chaos” (of English Pronunciation)! – A poem by Gerard N. Trenité (video) November 28, 2011 by Melanie Share WhatsApp Tweet +1 This is a fun poem about the chaos of the English language, but you’ll want to pull your hair out in frustration by the end of it! Don’t worry about understanding the poem […]
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30 French Words Used in English! (video)
30 French Words Used in English! (video) October 25, 2011 by Melanie Have you noticed that some English words don’t quite sound English? Have you noticed some English words with accents? That’s because we stole some French words and made them English words! (We also changed the pronunciation and definitions a bit, too!) Those of […]
Pronunciation – 60 Words with / ʌ / ‘uh’ Vowel Sound! (video)
Pronunciation – 60 Words with / ʌ / ‘uh’ Vowel Sound! (video) October 17, 2010 by Melanie Share WhatsApp Tweet +1 This is a pronunciation practice lesson to help you improve your pronunciation of the English vowel sound / ʌ / (under, won). In this pronunciation lesson, you’ll learn words and phrases with the / […]
Practice the English V and W Sounds! (video)
Pronunciation – Practice the V and W Sounds! (video) October 3, 2010 by Melanie Leave a Comment This is a pronunciation practice lesson to help you improve your pronunciation of the English letter v. Do you say /w/ instead of /v/? This is a common English pronunciation mistake. This is a very common mistake for […]
Practice the English V and B Sounds! (video)
Pronunciation – Practice the V and B Sounds! (video) October 3, 2010 by Melanie 1 Comment This is a pronunciation practice lesson to help you improve your pronunciation of the English letter v. Do you say /b/ instead of /v/? This is a common English pronunciation mistake. This is a very common mistake for Spanish, […]
Practice the English ‘th’ vs. /t/ and /d/ Sounds! (video)
Pronunciation – Practice the ‘th’ vs. /t/ and /d/ Sounds! (video) September 11, 2010 by Melanie 3 Comments Share WhatsApp Tweet +1 Do you say /t/ and /d/ instead of ‘th’? This is a common pronunciation mistake! This pronunciation practice lesson will help you practice hearing & making the ‘th’ sounds. (In the listening lesson […]
Practice the English ‘th’ vs. /s/ and /z/ Sounds! (video)
Pronunciation – Practice the ‘th’ vs. /s/ & /z/ Sounds! (video) September 11, 2010 by Melanie 8 Comments Share WhatsApp Tweet +1 Do you say /s/ and /z/ instead of ‘th’? This is a common pronunciation mistake! This pronunciation practice lesson below will help you practice hearing & making the ‘th’ sounds. (In the listening […]
‘Sh’ /ʃ/ and ‘ch’ /tʃ/ Pronunciation Practice! (video)
Pronunciation – Practice the ‘sh’ /ʃ/ and ‘ch’ /tʃ/ Sounds! (video) August 24, 2010 by Melanie This is a pronunciation lesson to practice the ‘sh’ and ‘ch’ sounds. English learners often confuse these two sounds. Part I – minimal pairs Part II – which word do you hear? Part III – words and phrases with […]
5 MORE Commonly Mispronounced English Words! (video)
5 MORE Commonly Mispronounced English Words! (video) June 8, 2010 by Melanie 12 Comments Share Tweet +1 Often, the pronunciation of an English word does not match the spelling of the word, and this is true of many of the words in this video. Watch the video to learn some tips on how to pronounce […]
Words That Look the Same but Are Pronounced Differently! (video)
Words That Look the Same but Are Pronounced Differently! (video) April 26, 2010 by Melanie 24 Comments English pronunciation can be maddening. Every time you learn which sound matches which spelling pattern, another word comes along that doesn’t follow the rule! Do you know the difference in pronunciation between say and says? [Hint: They don’t […]