161: Schwa in 2-syllable words
The importance of tiny syllables! Full episode transcripts at www.pronuncian.com/podcast.
Aug 29, 2012•10 min
American English Pronunciation Podcast
The American English Pronunciation podcasts teaches non-native English speakers and ESL/ELL students correct English pronunciation in short lessons. Learn, listen, repeat and become fluent.
Episodes
160: w+a (want), w+a-r (warm), w+o-r (work)
Less-known patterns for the aw sound, schwa+r, and or sound. Full episode transcripts at www.pronuncian.com/podcast.
Aug 08, 2012•9 min
159: What are non-phonetic words?
Words that aren't pronounced like we'd expect. Full episode transcripts at www.pronuncian.com/podcast.
Jul 25, 2012•8 min
158: Vowels plus voiced and unvoiced consonants
Vowel sound duration depends on many things. Full episode transcripts at www.pronuncian.com/podcast.
Jul 11, 2012•12 min
157: Native French speakers special!
The top 10 errors made by native French speakers. Full episode transcripts at www.pronuncian.com/podcast.
Jun 27, 2012•11 min
156: Silent letters in high-frequency words
Which high-frequency words have a silent consonant?
May 30, 2012•6 min
155: The f sound and semi-irregular plurals
3 things to keep in mind when making 'wife' into 'wives' and 'leaf' into 'leaves.' Full episode transcripts at www.pronuncian.com/podcast.
May 16, 2012•10 min
154: ’She sells seashells’
A tongue twister to compare the sh sound and s sound. Full episode transcripts at www.pronuncian.com/podcast.
May 02, 2012•8 min
153: ’Look at Luke!’
Compare the oo sound and other u sound. Full episode transcripts at www.pronuncian.com/podcast.
Apr 18, 2012•8 min
152: ’s-c-h’ and the word ’schedule’
An American/British difference and a Greek history. Full episode transcripts at www.pronuncian.com/podcast.
Apr 04, 2012•4 min
151: j/ch sounds plus -ed ending
Practice adding the -ed ending to the j or ch sound. Full episode transcripts at www.pronuncian.com/podcast.
Mar 14, 2012•8 min
150: Common spellings and non-phonetic words
How do we choose which spellings are common and which words are non-phonetic? Full episode transcripts at www.pronuncian.com/podcast.
Feb 29, 2012•9 min
149: Practicing the /w/ and /v/
/w/ and /v/ in paragraph practice. Full episode transcripts at www.pronuncian.com/podcast.
Feb 15, 2012•7 min
148: More ’th’ sounds practice
Practice quickly saying the th sounds in paragraphs. Full episode transcripts at www.pronuncian.com/podcast.
Feb 01, 2012•8 min
147: The -ious suffix
All of those vowels and two different pronunciations make this a tricky suffix. Full episode transcripts at www.pronuncian.com/podcast.
Jan 11, 2012•8 min
146: Happy ”New” Year!
"New" in American and British English. Full episode transcripts at www.pronuncian.com/podcast.
Dec 28, 2011•8 min
145: a, e,i, o, u and sometimes y
Why is 'y' sometimes a vowel. Full episode transcripts at www.pronuncian.com/podcast.
Dec 14, 2011•10 min
144: -ed ending exceptions
Some -ed adjectives gain a syllable. Full episode transcripts at www.pronuncian.com/podcast.
Nov 30, 2011•7 min
143: Don’t over-pronounce sounds
Exaggeration is not authentic speech. Full episode transcripts at www.pronuncian.com/podcast.
Nov 02, 2011•8 min
142: The syllabic /l/
Don't add a vowel sound! Full episode transcripts at www.pronuncian.com/podcast.
Oct 12, 2011•7 min
141: We ”recently” changed our t sound lesson
Updates to the alternative t sound patterns. Full episode transcripts at www.pronuncian.com/podcast.
Sep 28, 2011•9 min
140: The ’oo’ spelling of the words ’foot’ and ’soon’
The oo sound is more common, but the other u sound is possible. Full episode transcripts at www.pronuncian.com/podcast.
Sep 14, 2011•7 min
139: Pronunciation of ’sure’
It begins with an sh sound, but after that, it gets a little complicated. Full episode transcripts at www.pronuncian.com/podcast.
Aug 31, 2011•9 min
138: Pronunciation of ’often’
/t/ or no /t/, and what about the 'o'? Full episode transcripts at www.pronuncian.com/podcast.
Aug 10, 2011•5 min
137: ’ct’ spelling plus -ed and -s ending
Difficult consonant combinations explained. Full episode transcripts at www.pronuncian.com/podcast.
Jul 27, 2011•10 min
135: m sound/n sound/ng sound
The sounds that come out your nose! Full episode transcripts at www.pronuncian.com/podcast.
Jun 29, 2011•7 min
134: consonant-y-consonant
The letter "y" in the middle of a word. Full episode transcripts at www.pronuncian.com/podcast.
Jun 15, 2011•8 min
133: t/d, p/b, and k/g at the beginning of a word
Puff practice! Stop sounds at the beginning of words. Full episode transcripts at www.pronuncian.com/podcast.
Jun 01, 2011•8 min
132: ea spelling: long e or short e
Which pronunciation is the most common for this spelling? Full episode transcripts at www.pronuncian.com/podcast.
May 18, 2011•10 min
131: The word ”new” in place names
Syllable stress patterns in open compound nouns. Full episode transcripts at www.pronuncian.com/podcast.
Apr 28, 2011•5 min