Pronunciation
English is not Phonetic
"Pronunciation" refers to the way a word or a language is usually spoken, or the manner in which someone utters a word. If someone said to have "correct pronunciation," then it refers to both within a particular dialect.
A word can be spoken in different ways by various individuals or groups, depending on many factors, such as:
1. the area in which they grew up
2. the area in which they now live
3. if they have a speech or voice disorder
4. their ethnic group
5. their social class
6. their education
watch the following videos to better understand what we mean exactly by pronunciation.
Introducation to pronunciation
Sounds of English
Always remember that English is not "phonetic". That means that we do not always say a word the same way that we spell it.
Some words can have the same spelling but different pronunciation, for example:
· I like to read [ri:d].
· I have read [red] that book.
Some words have different spelling but the same pronunciation, for example:
· I have read [red] that book.
· My favourite colour is red [red].
Here are two examples of how we pronounce words endings:
1. pronunciation of ED at the end of a word.
2. pronunciation of S or ES at the end of a word.
We recommend to visit the follwoing sites to better improve your pronunciation:
1. fonetiks
To better understand the sounds, download the vowels and consonants phonemes. Click HERE.
An exercise about the pronunciation of the final ED can be download from HERE too.
