Download 250+ pronunciation practice words Pronunciation & Shadowing Courses Have you ever stumbled over a hard word to pronounce in English? It feels like your mouth just doesn’t work right! Today we’re going to test your pronunciation with 20 of the most difficult words in English — words like “squirrel,” “asterisk,” and “bureaucracy.” If […]

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 Download Sounds Guide Pronunciation Course OUGH is pronounced at least 5 different ways in English! In today’s lesson, I’m going to teach you how to pronounce some common words that are spelled with -OUGH. Remember to practice your pronunciation by repeating after me – because the best way to improve your pronunciation is to […]

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Download Sounds Guide Pronunciation Course Minimal pairs are two words whose pronunciation is different by only one sound – like reach and rich, or man and main. In this lesson, you’re going to practice your pronunciation of similar English words with minimal pairs exercises. Minimal Pair #1 – bought / boat / but The sound […]

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Free 5-Day Mini-Course American English Pronunciation Course These are the top 10 pronunciation problems I’ve seen in students learning English. Do you have any of them? Let’s practice together to help you improve your accent! And if you want to get even better pronunciation in the next 5 days, come join my free Pronunciation Power […]

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American English Pronunciation Course Free Pronunciation Challenge Words ending in OUS The ous at the end of these words sounds like iss. It does not sound like “house.” Pronunciation Practice: famous, various, serious, nervous, obvious, previous, religious, victorious Words ending in TION The tion sounds like shin. Pronunciation Practice: association, definition, population, promotion, section, solution, tradition Words ending in ATE In some words ending […]

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You’re probably pronouncing these words wrong – yes, even you, native English speakers! Today I’m going to teach you the right way to say 20 English words that are commonly mispronounced – so you can say them confidently. Because this lesson focuses on pronunciation, I’m not going to explain the definitions – but if you […]

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Regular Verbs vs. Irregular Verbs Regular verbs are ones that end in -ED in the past tense and past participle: walk – walked – walked start – started – missed miss – missed – missed Irregular verbs are ones that don’t follow these rules, for example: do – did – done eat – ate – […]

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