In English, it is common to shorten words or phrases, they are called contractions. Some are common, such as I’m, which means I am. As oyu can see from the table below, the same contraction can be used for different phrases. for example, he has and he is, are both shortened to he’s. Many … Read more
The S at the end of nouns and third-party verbs has three pronunciations and often causes problems for students. This page has some common errors with this final plural S ending. There are 10 words in each. Instructions Remember, this only works in the Chrome browser. Click on ‘Start Course’ for the letter you would … Read more
One of the most common English pronunciation errors verbs with ‘ed’ endings, such as received, wanted, kissed and so on. This page has many common verbs with ed endings by letter, from N to Z. There are around 10 or 15 verbs for each letter, but some of the more unusual ones have less, for … Read more
One of the most common English pronunciation errors is verbs with ‘ed’ endings, such as received, wanted, kissed and so on. This page has many common verbs with ed endings by letter, from A to M. There are around 10 or 15 verbs for each letter, but some of the more unusual ones have less, … Read more
Welcome to the Advanced Pronunciation Test. This test is more detailed than the Basic Pronunciation Test, and the Intermediate Pronunciation Test and has many more mp3s for participants to choose the correct pronunciation. To access posts and videos that will help you to improve your English pronunciation by giving you models and examples to follow, … Read more
Confidently pronounce English words and phrases by taking this intermediate English pronunciation test. How well do you know your ‘ed’ endings, homographs, plural s endings and so on? Why not find out? The Intermediate Pronunciation Test is more detailed than the Basic Pronunciation Test, while the Advanced Pronunciation Test has many more mp3s for participants … Read more
Welcome to the Basic Pronunciation Test. Once you have mastered this test, try taking the Intermediate Pronunciation Test, or the Advanced Pronunciation Test which has many more mp3s for participants to choose and help them correct their common pronunciation errors. To access posts and videos that will help you to improve your English pronunciation by … Read more
The pronunciation of words ending in ‘ed’ is one the most common pronunciation errors. It’s not unusual to come across students who don’t know when to add an extra syllable or not. Then they find out it’s only wrong sometimes, but not only that, sometimes the ending is /t/ and sometimes it’s /d/. After reading … Read more
There is a lot of confusion about the pronunciation of words that end in the letter S, especially plurals, which is why it is one of the most common pronunciation errors. There are three final sounds to these words, /s/ and /z/ are two of the sounds that occur, while the third possibility is /iz/. … Read more