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Speak in the Past Tense: Verb List 3
To practice speaking in the past tense, use these questions as a starting point. Answer the question and continue speaking to tell a story or elaborate on your answer. Example: Name something you agreed to do. I agreed to work on the weekend. This decision later became a big regret for me when my friends…
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Speak in the Past Tense: Verb List 2
To practice speaking in the past tense, use these questions as a starting point. Answer the question and continue speaking to tell a story or elaborate on your answer. Example: What is something you accepted about yourself? I accepted that I would never be liked by everyone I met. It is impossible to please everyone…
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500 Common Words
To speak clearly, you will need to focus on the English words in the Vowels and Consonants sections; these are the English words you’ll need the most. The lists and videos show you how to pronounce the basic sounds most important to American English. As you look at the words, click on VIDEO in each column…
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500 Common Words: W as in Always / Silent v or w
W is the sound you make on your lips. Your lips start in an O shape, move in and then move outward. In American English, V and F are similar, yet opposite. V vibrates, and F does not. We have no interchange between V and W spellings and sounds. They are separate, distinct sounds. Use the video to listen…
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500 Common Words: V as in Above
In American English pronunciation, V is a vibrating sound. Make an F sound, but hold the teeth by the lower lip and let it vibrate. You should feel slight heat on your lip as you practice holding out the sound. Keep your mouth/jaw relaxed. Make sure to pronounce V in the middle or at the end of words.…
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500 Common Words: B and P as sounds
B and P are made with the lips closed. B is a soft sound. P is a stronger sound with the air pushing out. In everyday speech, the difference is slight. Usually, B or P will be understood based on the context or overall meaning. For most people, the difference between B and P is…
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500 Common Words: Consonants
These are the 500 most common words in the English language, plus a few more. When you can master these common words we speak 70% of the time, you can greatly advance your pronunciation abilities. These words are great for beginners through advanced speakers. B and P sounds R: Open -ar L: first letter R:…
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English Pronunciation: Word Stress or Intonation
Intonation is the rhythm of speech. Rhythm is based on stress. Because American English pronunciation was standardized in order to to be useful in mass media and global business, we stress words that represent important information. Important information often goes in this order: 1. Nouns 2. Verbs (especially near pronouns, which means the nouns are understood) 3.…
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English Pronunciation: Syllable Stress
500 Common Words: Syllable Stress A syllable is a sound unit in a word or one beat. For instance, you can clap your hands one time when saying “June” and four times when saying “January.” June has one syllable. January has four syllables. Most of the common words have stress on the 1st syllable. The words on the…
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Pronunciation of O sounds
English Pronunciation: Sounds with O The American O sounds can be difficult. There are 3 distinct sounds, the short O as in “hot,” the long O as in “boat,” and the reduced O. The phonetic name is the schwa sound, as in “above” (say “abuv”). The basic rules are these: use short O for simple…
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