As I’m writing this, it’s raining in England. But I don’t care. I’m in Tel Aviv and it’s warm and sunny! Don’t worry, I’m not going to bore you with talk about the weather. I intended to look at some words in English that sound exactly the same. This is called homophone (literally: same sound).… Continue reading Rain rein reign – Words that Sound the Same (Homophones)
Remember the Pronunciation Rules from last time? Fascinating stuff, isn’t it? So now we’ll continue to: Pronunciation Rule 3 Magic E Also named bossy E or sneaky E. Same thing. The rule of Magic E means that whenever your CVC word gets an e added at the end, the vowel in that word will sound… Continue reading Pronunciation Rules Part 2 – When English Words Can Make You Crazy
A few of my students have told me in the past week they never know how to pronounce an English word, and they requested some pronunciation rules. Good idea. We can talk about this for another ten years. So here we go. First of all, as I’m sure you’ve found out, English is notoriously* tricky… Continue reading Two Basic Pronunciation Rules to Know How to Say English Vowels
Learn to pronounce some common words in the right way in this video: The video discusses the pronunciation of some words that are spelt with a and o. But do they also sound like a and o? Nope. Watch the video to get all the details and a list of words.
A brief explanation of the phonetic alphabet and how to use it. Any idea what this is? It’s a phonetic key. If you have an English dictionary, particularly if it’s an English-English dictionary, you will find this phonetic key always somewhere in the first or last pages. You use the key to find the pronunciation… Continue reading The E in Dress – How You Can Always Know How to Pronounce a Word
Many people, including a bunch of English teachers, think you can’t change your accents. That’s not true. Usually the “rule” is that after you’ve reached your thirtieth birthday, your accent will be fully formed, and you won’t be able to change it. Don’t worry, that’s not completely accurate. Although it’s easier to change your… Continue reading Correcting your Accent – Pronunciation of V
As you’ve probably found out for yourself, there are a number of English learning websites out there that promise to help you acquire fantastic English. I’ve found one that is excellent for teaching you basic English. It’s called English at Home. It’s quite nice! Like my own website, it gives you the option to subscribe… Continue reading Review: English at Home Learning English Website
Rule 1: If the vowel in the word is short, in most cases you write the word with ck. (Vowels are a, o, i, e, and u.) Examples: duck fu.. (sorry) sick pick brick (stone) pack black back snack chicken Rule 2: If the vowel in the word is long [a], [o], [i], such as… Continue reading Ck or ke? – Spelling Rules
By Sudhakar Yatra 1. The sound of -ed in words ending with the letters ch, k, p and s is pronounced as [t]. Examples: Passed is pronounced as Past Missed is pronounced as Mist Packed is pronounced as Pact 2. The sound of -ed of words ending in d or t is pronounced as [id].… Continue reading Quick Pronunciation Tips
English with a Smile 