English Pronunciation Help for Spanish Speakers #2

Ayuda de pronunciación en inglés para hispanohablantes

/m/ and /n/ – hearing the difference and then pronouncing clearly

/n/ and /ŋ/ – hearing the difference and then pronouncing clearly

English “r”

Listen and repeat the words.

/r/ at the beginning/r/ in the middle/r/ at the end
raceMarchbar
richHarrycar
runAmericafar
Ronfortyjar
rightwordabhor
readimportantactor
rosedirtyteacher
rolllibrarylawyer
roundnorthanchor
rabbitsorryguitar

Word-initial /s/

Listen and repeat the words.

/st/ and /str//sp/ and /spr//sk/ and /skr//sl/ and /sf//sm/ and /sn/
stealspearskisleevesmell
steakspadeskillslabsmall
storespeakscanslowsmart
streetspreescreenslamsneeze
strollsprainscreamsphinxsnip
strongspringscratchspheresneak

Word-final Consonant Clusters

Listen and repeat the words.

giftfastriskwindcreamed
softroasttuskspendcombed
hopedgaspglintFrenchlimp
steppedcuspslantbranchstump

Three ways to pronounce “ed”

Tense / Lax Vowels

/e/ “take” and /ɛ/ “tech”- hearing the difference and then pronouncing clearly

/i/ “meat” and /ɪ/ “mitt” – hearing the difference and then pronouncing clearly

/u/ “pool” and /ʊ/ “pull” – hearing the difference and then pronouncing clearly