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. Pronunciation … Read more
As we talked about here, there are three ways to pronounce words ending in the letter ‘s’. Before you start practicing on this page, familiarise yourself with the page explaining the /iz/, /z/ and /s/ pronunciations. This page is to help you practice this tricky part of English pronunciation. Follow the instructions below. Instructions There … Read more
Practice one of the most common English pronunciation errors; verbs with ‘ed’ endings, such as received, wanted, kissed and so on. There are several rules that explain which pronunciation to use and when. Pronunciation of ‘ED’ Endings Quiz: Not Easy! This page has many common verbs with ed endings by letter, from A to M. … Read more
Many English learners struggle with the pronunciation of verbs ending in “ed”, such as received, wanted, kissed and so on. Practicing these verbs can help you improve your pronunciation and sound more fluent. Below is a guide to practice verbs with ‘ed’ endings from A to M, including instructions and sample pronunciations. Pronunciation of ‘ED’ … 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 ed endings 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 these rules … 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 … Read more