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Syllabification and Word Stress

lklawless — Wed, 05 Oct 2011 17:00:08 +0000

A syllable is a unit of sound. It can be a vowel, a diphthong, or one or more vowels combined with one or more consonants.

Simple past -ed pronunciation

lklawless — Thu, 25 Aug 2011 11:30:17 +0000

There are three ways to pronounce the final -ed of regular verbs in the simple past tense. This pronunciation is determined by the final sound of the verb in the infinitive: Is it a voiced consonant, an unvoiced consonant, or a vowel sound?

Contractions with Do

lklawless — Thu, 23 Jun 2011 10:40:23 +0000

The present and past tense of the verb “do” can be contracted with the negative word “not”: lesson.

Consonants – Voiced and Unvoiced

lklawless — Mon, 01 Mar 2010 07:30:55 +0000

Many consonant sounds come in pairs. For example, P and B are produced in the same place in the mouth with the tongue in the same position. The only difference is that P is an unvoiced sound while B is a voiced sound.

International Phonetic Alphabet

lklawless — Mon, 01 Feb 2010 13:10:35 +0000

Learn how the IPA represents the sounds of English.

Consonants

lklawless — Mon, 11 Jan 2010 13:10:45 +0000

Many English consonants have more than one sound, and some can be silent.

Pronunciation of Vowels

lklawless — Mon, 14 Dec 2009 13:10:47 +0000

The English vowels are A, E, I, O, U, and sometimes Y. Each of these can be pronounced at least three ways.

English Alphabet

lkl — Tue, 13 Oct 2009 05:10:52 +0000

Learn how to pronounce the 26 letters in the English alphabet.