{"id":864,"date":"2016-10-14T15:07:48","date_gmt":"2016-10-14T22:07:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/magoosh.com\/ielts\/?p=864"},"modified":"2018-10-17T20:21:50","modified_gmt":"2018-10-18T03:21:50","slug":"clear-enunciation-ielts-speaking","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/magoosh.com\/ielts\/clear-enunciation-ielts-speaking\/","title":{"rendered":"Clear Enunciation in IELTS Speaking"},"content":{"rendered":"

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I work with so many IELTS students who have acceptable pronunciation, but poor\u00a0enunciation<\/em>. Clear enunciation in IELTS Speaking is very important. Here are a few tips for better enunciation on the IELTS.<\/p>\n

Tip 1: Understand what English enunciation is and why it’s important<\/h2>\n

You may have good pronunciation and a decent understanding of English intonation. But those two skills alone aren’t enough. You need to have a firm grasp on what enunciation is. And you need to understand why it’s so important.<\/p>\n

Enunciation is how clearly and distinctly you speak. This is more than just a matter of learning to say the sounds of English properly. You also need to say all of your sounds at a pace that is easy to understand. And you must\u00a0utter each sound of your English speech\u00a0as clearly as necessary<\/em>. Yes, you\u00a0can<\/em> de-emphasize certain sounds, or say some words more quickly than yous say others. But don’t de-emphasize\u00a0all<\/em> of the sounds you make. And don’t just spit out all of your words at a really high speed.<\/p>\n

Learn to hear and know the difference between good and bad enunciation. Here’s an example: two different audio readings of the sentence “I think that’s a really good idea.”<\/p>\n