Posts Tagged ‘english consonants’

Pronunciation

ShareEnglish is not Phonetic
“Pronunciation” refers to the way a word or a language is usually spoken, or the manner in which someone utters a word. If someone said to have “correct pronunciation,” then it refers to both within a particular dialect.
A word can be spoken in different ways by various individuals or groups, depending on [...]

consonants

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/p/[Audio clip: view full post to listen]
/d/ [Audio clip: view full post to listen]
/t/ [Audio clip: view full post to listen]
/dʒ/ [Audio clip: view full post to listen] 
/t∫/ [Audio clip: view full post to listen]
/ð/ [Audio clip: view full post to listen]
/θ/  [Audio clip: view full post to listen]
/v/  [...]

Practice consonants

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/b/ Barry’s barrel of beer was a better buy than Bob’s bargain bottles. [Audio clip: view full post to listen]
/p/ Pete persuaded Pam to pick up Paula’s parcel at the post office.   [Audio clip: view full post to listen]
/d/ Dad does detest dealing with dogs’ droppings in the driveway. [Audio clip: view full post [...]