Class #1 (Aldo)
ED pronounce
Whenever you have a “T” or a “D” before the “ED” ending, you must pronounce the “E”.
Pronounce | Pronounce | Link | |
---|---|---|---|
Doomed | /duːmd/ | https://dictionary.cambridge.org/pronunciation/english/doomed | |
Created | /dɪˈmændɪd/ | kree-ey-tid | https://dictionary.cambridge.org/pronunciation/english/created |
Demanded | /kriːˈeɪtɪd/ | duh-man-did | https://dictionary.cambridge.org/pronunciation/english/demanded |
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Class #2 (Alana)
🇺🇸 vs 🇬🇧 english
British | American | |
---|---|---|
Words ending with -re | centre metre litre | center meter liter |
Words ending with -our | colour humour neighbour | color humor neighbor |
Words ending with –ise or -ize | apologize or apologise organize or organise recognize or recognise | apologize organize recognize |
Words ending with –yse | analyse paralyse catalyse | analyze paralyze catalyze |
Words ending with ae or oe | oestrogen paediatric manoeuvre | estrogen pediatric maneuver |
Words ending with -ence | defence offence licence | defense offense license |
Words ending with -ogue | analogue dialogue catalogue | analog or analogue dialog or dialogue catalog or catalogue |
Words ending with al/el/il/ol/ul | travelled travelling traveller fuelled fuelling | traveled traveling traveler fueled fueling |
Material to study
Picky words:
Pronounce | In BR | Link | |
---|---|---|---|
Chat | /tʃæt/ | tíet | https://dictionary.cambridge.org/pronunciation/english/chat |
Vice | /vaɪs/ | https://dictionary.cambridge.org/pronunciation/english/vice | |
Curiosity | /ˌkjʊə.riˈɒs.ə.ti/ 🇬🇧 /ˌkjʊr.iˈɑː.sə.t̬i/ 🇺🇸 | https://dictionary.cambridge.org/pronunciation/english/curiosity |
Material to study
Class #3 (Joseph)
Pronounce
Vowels should be pronounced with open and stretched mouth:
- Ambition
- Vowel
- Apple
- Ask
Material to study:
Class #4 (Alana)
Pronounce
IPA | Pronounce | BR | Link | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Imprisoned | /ɪmˈprɪzənd/ | im·priz·und | im·prízond | https://www.google.com/search?q=imprisoned+pronounce |
Investigation | /ɪnˌvɛstəˈɡeɪʃən/ | in·ves·tuh·gey·shun | in·vés·ti·gay·shun | https://www.google.com/search?q=investigation+pronounce |
Pickled | /ˈpɪkəld/ | pik·uld | pick·uld | https://www.google.com/search?q=pickled+pronounce |
Bowl | /boʊl/ | bohl | bouwl | https://www.google.com/search?q=bowl+pronounce |
Police | /pəˈlis/ | puh·leez | pôliss | https://www.google.com/search?q=police+pronounce |
G pronounce
Ginger is pronounced as dji
like in giant
, not as brazilian guilherme
🇺🇸 djindjerr
🇬🇧 djinjar
IPA | Pronounce | BR | Link | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Ginger | /ˈdʒɪndʒər/ | jin·jur | djin·jar | https://www.google.com/search?q=ginger+pronounce |
Engineering | /ˌɛndʒəˈnɪrɪŋ/ | en·juh·neer·ing | in·dji·nii·ring | https://www.google.com/search?q=engineering+pronounce |
Imagination | /ɪˌmædʒəˈneɪʃən/ | i·maj·uh·ney·shun | i·ma·dji·ney·shion | https://www.google.com/search?q=imagination+pronounce |
Challenging | /ˈtʃælɪndʒɪŋ/ | chal·un·jing | chal·un·djing | https://www.google.com/search?q=challenging+pronounce |
Ankle or Uncle
- Ankle should start with stretched mouth (🇺🇸
Ên
or 🇬🇧Êng
) - Uncle with more closed mouth (Like the complaint
Uhn
)
IPA | Pronounce | BR | Link | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Ankle | /ˈæŋkəl/ | ang·kl | ên·kl | https://www.google.com/search?q=ankle+pronounce |
Uncle | /ˈʌŋkəl/ | uhn·kul | uhn·kl | https://www.google.com/search?q=uncle+pronounce |
Material to study
Class #5 (Alana)
Word | 🇺🇸 IPA | 🇺🇸 Pronounce | 🇬🇧 IPA | 🇬🇧 Pronounce | BR | Link |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
oasis | /oʊˈeɪsɪs/ | oh-AY-sis | /əʊˈeɪsɪs/ | oh-AY-sis | oh-AY-sis | https://www.google.com/search?q=oasis+pronounce |
dye | /daɪ/ | dye | /daɪ/ | dye | dye | https://www.google.com/search?q=dye+pronounce |
die | /daɪ/ | die | /daɪ/ | die | dye | https://www.google.com/search?q=die+pronounce |
Class #6 (Joseph)
- Train using shadowing!
- Practice your intonation!
- There are podcasts for that!
Class #7 (Alana)
- Minimal Pairs: /ɑ/ & /oʊ/
/ɑ/ | /oʊ/ |
---|---|
cost | coast |
comma | coma |
cop | cope |
honor | owner |
hop | hope |
knot | note |
rob | robe |
(cóst vs côust, cóp vs côupe, etc)
How much does it cost to reach the coast by bus?
I always misspell comma. I always end up writing coma instead!
Cops need to know how to cope with stressful situations.
My grandfather is the proud owner of a medal of honor.
He just hopped on the train and hoped it was going in the right direction.
She took notes about all the different types of knots that sailors use.
He was only wearing a robe as he chased the man who tried to rob him down the street.
- Consonants: /θ/ & /ð/
/θ/ | /ð/ |
---|---|
thin | bother |
throw | breathe |
author | southern |
healthy | mother |
tooth | weather |
thought | another |
earth | further |
thing | father |
Martha and Dorothy were best friends. Their birthdays were on the same day and they always celebrated that day together. They both liked the same smooth music and the same authors. Everybody who met them thought they were sisters. They always told the truth to each other and they respected each other very much. They wanted to move to the Netherlands and planned to visit every country on Earth. For the two of them, there was nothing better than their friendship.
Links:
- https://engoo.com/app/lessons/pronunciation-pronunciation-minimal-pairs-%C9%91-o%CA%8A/uuZv5jP_EeeHVoMsxFQUQQ?category_id=PLUgsMYZEeiDvOOFE9eOeA&course_id=U8eWXMYZEeix2ce31K82DQ
- https://engoo.com/app/lessons/pronunciation-pronunciation-consonants-%CE%B8-%C3%B0/qv87uCpxEeeSXmdrIWqFFA?category_id=PLUgsMYZEeiDvOOFE9eOeA&course_id=U8eWXMYZEeix2ce31K82DQ
- https://www.liveworksheets.com/uy310668au