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English Pronunciation Training

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English Pronunciation - Introduction to all the sounds in English

With this lesson you will learn:

✓ the difference between letters & ✓ the 3 types of English vowel sounds
sounds ✓ the pronunciation of vowel sounds
✓ the pronunciation of consonants ✓ the International Phonetic Alphabet
✓ about voiced and unvoiced sounds (IPA)

IPA symbol Consonants - Unvoiced IPA symbol Consonants - Voiced

pet /pet/ bet /bet/

/p/ paper /ˈpeɪ.pə/ /b/ trouble /ˈtrʌ.bəl ̩ /
top /tɒp/ rub /rʌb/

Tim /tɪm/ dim /dɪm/

/t/ better /ˈbe.tə/ /d/ order /ˈɔː.də/
hot /hɒt/ bad /bæd/

came /keɪm/ game /geɪm/

/k/ talking /ˈtɔː.kɪŋ/ /g/ bigger /ˈbɪ.gə/
back /bæk/ bag /bæg/

fine /faɪn/ vine /vaɪn/

/f/ offer /ˈɒf.ə/ /v/ saving /ˈseɪ.vɪŋ/
off /ɒf/ of /ɒv/

thin /θɪn/ then /ðen/

/θ/ method /ˈme.θəd /ð / other /ˈʌ.ðə/
both /boʊθ/ with /wɪð/

seal /si:l/ zeal /zi:l/

/s/ missing /ˈmɪ.sɪŋ/ /z/ crazy /ˈkreɪ.zi/
face /feɪs/ phase /feɪz/

show /ʃoʊ/ measure /ˈme.ʒə/

/ʃ/ pushing /ˈpʊʃ.ɪŋ/ /ʒ/ vision /ˈvɪ.ʒən/
rush /rʌʃ/ asia /ˈeɪ.ʒə/

choke /ʧoʊk/ joke /ʤoʊk/

/ʧ/ watching /wɒ.tʃɪŋ/ /ʤ/ damaging /ˈdæ.mɪ.dʒɪŋ/
catch /kætʃ/ large /lɑːdʒ/

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English Pronunciation - Introduction to all the sounds in English

IPA symbol Consonants - Voiced

love /lʌv/
/l/ follow /ˈfɒː.loʊ/
well /wel/

mail /meɪl/
/m/ humour /ˈhjuː.mə/
some /sʌm/

nail /neɪl/
/n/ funny /ˈfʌ.ni/
fine /faɪn/

sing /sɪŋ/
/ŋ/
singer /ˈsɪ.ŋə/

heal /hi:l/
/h/
perhaps /pəˈhæps/

real /ri:l/
/r/
correct /kəˈrekt/

you /ju:/
/j/
beyond /biˈjɒnd

we /wi/
/w/
showing /ˈʃoʊ.wɪŋ/

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IPA Vowel Sounds - Short Vowels

/ɪ/ sit /sɪt/ hip /hɪp/ lid /lɪd/ tick /lɪck/

/e/ pet /pet/ step /step/ head /hed/ neck /nek/

/æ/ flat /flæt/ map /mæp/ tap /tæp/ back /bæk/

/ɒ/ hot /hɒt/ stop /stɒp/ long /lɒŋ/ clock /klɒk/

/ʌ/ cut /kʌt/ cup /kʌp/ one /wʌn/ luck /lʌk/

/ʊ/ put /pʊt/ look /lʊk/ good /gʊd/ cook /kʊk/

/ə/ Schwa is a weak vowel used in many unstressed syllables.

schwa You will learn about schwa in your lessons on syllable stress.

apart /əˈpa:t/ about /əˈbaʊt/

control /kənˈtroʊl/ pilot /ˈpaɪlət/

IPA Vowel Sounds - Long Vowels

/i:/ seat /si:t/ sheep /ʃi:p/ leak /li:k/ team /ti:m/

/a:/ start /sta:t/ laugh /la:f/ dark /da:k/ ask /a:sk/

/u:/ shoe /ʃu:/ knew /nju:/ soon /su:n/ flew /flu:/

/ɔ:/ short /ʃɔ:t/ form /fɔ:m/ pork /pɔ:k/ course /kɔ:s/

/ɜ:/ hurt /hɜ:t/ word /wɜ:d/ work /wɜ:k/ shirt /ʃɜ:t/

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IPA Vowel Sounds - Diphthong Vowels

/aɪ/ buy /baɪ/ why /waɪ/ flight /flaɪt/ night /naɪt/

/eɪ/ say /seɪ/ late /leɪt/ wait /weɪt/ train /treɪn/

/ɔɪ/ boy /bɔɪ/ choice /tʃɔɪs/ voice /vɔɪs/ noise /nɔɪz/

/aʊ/ how /haʊ/ now /naʊ/ town /taʊn/ brown /braʊn/

know /noʊ/ phone /foʊn/ home /hoʊm/ spoke /spoʊk/

/oʊ/
may be written as /əʊ/ in your dictionary

/ɪə/ here- /hɪə/ near- /nɪə/ fear- /fɪə/ beer- /bɪə/

/eə/ hair- /heə/ share- /ʃeə/ pear- /peə/ chair - /tʃeə/

/ʊə/ pure- /pjʊə/ tour- /tʊə/ lure- /lʊə/ cure - /kjʊə/

Please Note:

Some IPA symbols may be different in your dictionary depending on whether it is American, British or Australian.

A consonant cluster is when there are two consonants next to each other eg /tr/ in ‘train’ and /ks/ in ‘six’.

To see the IPA and hear the pronunciation of a word in a UK accent and US accent we recommend the Cambridge

Online Dictionary: http://dictionary.cambridge.org/

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