Friday 29 May 2015

Do You Need Pronunciation Help?

Task 1: Say 'cat'.

Task 2: Say 'cut'.

Do they sound the same? If they do, you're not pronouncing them correctly!

English is a 'mongrel' language, meaning that it is made up of many different languages.

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This means that we have inherited many different rules from all of these languages on how to pronounce consonants, vowels, and vowel/consonant combinations.

Here is a very useful website to help you pronounce any English word:

http://www.howjsay.com/

If you find English pronunciation difficult, this is a great resource! It contains both the British and American pronunciations, where there is a difference.

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