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English Sounds

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

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English Sounds

English Pronunciation for Spanish Speakers #1

Ayuda de pronunciación en inglés para hispanohablantes

/b/ and /v/ – hearing the difference and then pronouncing clearly

/p/ vs /b/ at the beginning of a word

Watch this short video about /p/ and /b/ and then listen to see if you can hear the difference. Most of the time the sound you need to focus on is at the beginning of the word, but there are a few exceptions.

/t/ vs /d/ at the beginning of a word

Watch this short video about /t/ and /d/ and then listen to see if you can hear the difference. Most of the time the sound you need to focus on is at the beginning of the word, but there are a few exceptions.

/k/ vs /g/ at the beginning of a word

Watch this short video about /k/ and /g/ and then listen to see if you can hear the difference. Most of the time the sound you need to focus on is at the beginning of the word, but there are a few exceptions.

/ʃ/ and /tʃ/ (“sh” and “ch”)

Listen to see if you can hear the difference between /ʃ/ and /tʃ/. Most of the time the sound you need to focus on is at the beginning of the word, but there are a few exceptions.

/j/ and /dʒ/ (“y” and “j” as in “jet”)

Listen to see if you can hear the difference between /j/ and /dʒ/.

/s/ and /z/

Watch this short video about /s/ and /z/ and then listen to see if you can hear the difference. Most of the time the sound you need to focus on is at the beginning of the word, but there are a few exceptions.