Synopsis
The American English Pronunciation podcasts teaches non-native English speakers and ESL/ELL students correct English pronunciation in short lessons. Learn, listen, repeat!
Episodes
-
![161: Schwa in 2-syllable words]()
161: Schwa in 2-syllable words
29/08/2012 Duration: 09minThe importance of tiny syllables! Full episode transcripts at www.pronuncian.com/podcast.
-
![160: w+a (want), w+a-r (warm), w+o-r (work)]()
160: w+a (want), w+a-r (warm), w+o-r (work)
08/08/2012 Duration: 08minLess-known patterns for the aw sound, schwa+r, and or sound. Full episode transcripts at www.pronuncian.com/podcast.
-
![159: What are non-phonetic words?]()
159: What are non-phonetic words?
25/07/2012 Duration: 07minWords that aren't pronounced like we'd expect. Full episode transcripts at www.pronuncian.com/podcast.
-
![158: Vowels plus voiced and unvoiced consonants]()
158: Vowels plus voiced and unvoiced consonants
11/07/2012 Duration: 12minVowel sound duration depends on many things. Full episode transcripts at www.pronuncian.com/podcast.
-
![157: Native French speakers special!]()
157: Native French speakers special!
27/06/2012 Duration: 11minThe top 10 errors made by native French speakers. Full episode transcripts at www.pronuncian.com/podcast.
-
![156: Silent letters in high-frequency words]()
156: Silent letters in high-frequency words
30/05/2012 Duration: 05minWhich high-frequency words have a silent consonant?
-
![155: The f sound and semi-irregular plurals]()
155: The f sound and semi-irregular plurals
16/05/2012 Duration: 10min3 things to keep in mind when making 'wife' into 'wives' and 'leaf' into 'leaves.' Full episode transcripts at www.pronuncian.com/podcast.
-
![154: ’She sells seashells’]()
154: ’She sells seashells’
02/05/2012 Duration: 08minA tongue twister to compare the sh sound and s sound. Full episode transcripts at www.pronuncian.com/podcast.
-
![153: ’Look at Luke!’]()
153: ’Look at Luke!’
18/04/2012 Duration: 07minCompare the oo sound and other u sound. Full episode transcripts at www.pronuncian.com/podcast.
-
![152: ’s-c-h’ and the word ’schedule’]()
152: ’s-c-h’ and the word ’schedule’
04/04/2012 Duration: 04minAn American/British difference and a Greek history. Full episode transcripts at www.pronuncian.com/podcast.
-
![151: j/ch sounds plus -ed ending]()
151: j/ch sounds plus -ed ending
14/03/2012 Duration: 08minPractice adding the -ed ending to the j or ch sound. Full episode transcripts at www.pronuncian.com/podcast.
-
![150: Common spellings and non-phonetic words]()
150: Common spellings and non-phonetic words
29/02/2012 Duration: 08minHow do we choose which spellings are common and which words are non-phonetic? Full episode transcripts at www.pronuncian.com/podcast.
-
![149: Practicing the /w/ and /v/]()
149: Practicing the /w/ and /v/
15/02/2012 Duration: 06min/w/ and /v/ in paragraph practice. Full episode transcripts at www.pronuncian.com/podcast.
-
![148: More ’th’ sounds practice]()
148: More ’th’ sounds practice
01/02/2012 Duration: 08minPractice quickly saying the th sounds in paragraphs. Full episode transcripts at www.pronuncian.com/podcast.
-
![147: The -ious suffix]()
147: The -ious suffix
11/01/2012 Duration: 08minAll of those vowels and two different pronunciations make this a tricky suffix. Full episode transcripts at www.pronuncian.com/podcast.
-
![146: Happy ”New” Year!]()
146: Happy ”New” Year!
28/12/2011 Duration: 08min"New" in American and British English. Full episode transcripts at www.pronuncian.com/podcast.
-
![145: a, e,i, o, u and sometimes y]()
145: a, e,i, o, u and sometimes y
14/12/2011 Duration: 09minWhy is 'y' sometimes a vowel. Full episode transcripts at www.pronuncian.com/podcast.
-
![144: -ed ending exceptions]()
144: -ed ending exceptions
30/11/2011 Duration: 06minSome -ed adjectives gain a syllable. Full episode transcripts at www.pronuncian.com/podcast.
-
![143: Don’t over-pronounce sounds]()
143: Don’t over-pronounce sounds
02/11/2011 Duration: 07minExaggeration is not authentic speech. Full episode transcripts at www.pronuncian.com/podcast.
-
![142: The syllabic /l/]()
142: The syllabic /l/
12/10/2011 Duration: 07minDon't add a vowel sound! Full episode transcripts at www.pronuncian.com/podcast.
