The V sound and how it’s often confused For many learners of English, the v, b and w sounds prove difficult to distinguish.  Let’s take

The Trouble with the TH Sounds The problem many English learners have when pronouncing the TH sounds is twofold.  We cannot pronounce the TH sounds

You’re probably very familiar with the voiceless /t/ sound as you would pronounce it at the beginning of words like time. The tip of the

Why are there two pronunciations of the same spelling?  You may have noticed that many English words are spelled the same but pronounced differently. Words

Many languages have a “trilled” r sound, where the tip of the tongue touches just behind the front teeth (like the /d/) in quick, repeated

Many English learners pronounce each word separately because they want to make sure their speech is clear and easily understood or because they may “think”

Intrusive sounds are a feature of connected speech.  What does intrusion mean?  This phenomenon happens in American English when we say two words one after

While elision means dropping a sound, assimilation means changing a sound, due to the influence of neighbouring sounds.  Let’s take a look at some of

Have you noticed that some letters, even entire syllables, aren’t pronounced in English? There’s a word for that: elision. Elision is when a sound disappears

Let’s clear up all your confusion about pronouncing English words that end in -ED. We’ll discuss the past tense, past participles and adjectives that end in ED.