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Relaxed U in Good: Sounds, Member Pages
Learn new English rules with these Member-only pages. Return to Main Page Sign in Compare the Relaxed U to Similar Sounds The Relaxed U Sound is great for perfecting American English. Firstly, many people do not perfect this sound overseas. Secondly, it helps you to develop the American point of resonance. What is the point of…
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R Sound, Member Pages
Learn new English rules with these Member-only pages. Return to Main Page Sign in Practice Your R Sound Use the following table to practice the R sound near different letters and in various positions within words. Read the list to your teacher to find out which R sounds are clear and which are not. Once you…
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-ED ending 2, Member Pages
Learn new English rules with these Member-only pages. Return to Main Page Sign in -ED Ending Pronunciation In lesson 23, you learned the 3 sounds of the -ed ending for the past tense. Get more practice with the common verbs below. Use the videos to repeat. For further practice, put these words into sentences related to…
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-ED ending 1, Member Pages
Learn new English rules with these Member-only pages. Return to Main Page Sign in -ED Ending Pronunciation In lesson 23, you learned the 3 sounds of the -ed ending for the past tense. Get more practice with the common verbs below. Use the videos to repeat. For further practice, put these words into sentences related to…
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S and SH Sounds, Member Pages
Learn new English rules with these Member-only pages. Return to Main Page Sign in S and SH Practice Practice differentiating these two sounds: S SH see she sail shale so show sock shock sue shoe sip ship seat sheet sell shell class clash mass mash mess mesh bass bash lease leash Practice words with both S…
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Pronounce Final S, Member Pages
Learn new English rules with these Member-only pages. Return to Main Page Sign in The Final Sound Practice pronouncing the final S with these plural business words. Use the lists to determine which final sounds (before S) are most challenging. Remember that the S will sound more like Z when it comes after a vowel sound.…
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Silent Letters, Member Pages
Learn new English rules with these Member-only pages. Return to Main Page Silent Letters In American English, there are a few silent letters. Of course, there are many sound reductions and words borrowed from other languages that have silent letters. Here we are learning the spellings in which one or more letters are always or very…
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Holiday Words, Member Pages
Learn new English rules with these Member-only pages. Return to Main Page Holiday Words Listening Test Watch the video and listen to the words. Answer the questions on T, A and O sounds. Answers are at the bottom of the page. 1. There is a T sound in Christmas.A. trueB. false 2. There is a T sound…
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The Middle, Member Pages
Learn new English rules with these Member-only pages. Return to Main Page Expressions from the TV Show The Middle Watch the above video and practice these expressions from The Middle. All of these came from the November 20th episode. As you repeat the expressions, try to mimic the casual speech. Listen for reduced T’s and reduced small…
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U.S. State Names, Member Pages
Learn new English rules with these Member-only pages. Return to Main Page Pronunciation of State Names Study the names of U.S. states in order of syllable stress. Also, listen carefully to hear the vowel sounds in each state name. Some names have silent letters too, such as Arkansas and Illinois. 1st Syllable Arkansas Delaware Florida Georgia Idaho Iowa Kansas…
