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Pronunciation Challenge 19 - answer
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Pronunciation Challenge 18 - answer
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Pronunciation Challenge 17 - answer
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Pronunciation Challenge 16 - answer
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Now you know that the final “ED” of the past tense of regular verbs is pronounced in three different ways, and why. But, how about adjectives ending in "ED"?
Does the same rule apply?
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Pronunciation Challenge 15
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Pronunciation Challenge 15 - answer
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You probably know that the final “ED” of the past tense of regular verbs is pronounced /d/ (as in “phoned”), /t/ (as in “cooked”)and /Id/ (as in “landed”).
The question is, "why?"
You will find out that the concept of "voicing" that we saw in "Challenge 13" will come handy now.
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Pronunciation Challenge 14
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Pronunciation Challenge 14 - answer
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Is there a difference in pronunciation in the word "excuse" in the sentences "Excuse me" and "There's no excuse"? Do the exercise and find out.
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Pronunciation Challenge 13
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Pronunciation Challenge 13 - answer
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Can the stressed syllable of a word change depending on what word comes after it? Do this exercise and find out.
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Pronunciation Challenge 12
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Pronunciation Challenge 12 - answer
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In this exercise, we have a look at ten words which cause quite a lot of confusion among EFL learners.
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Pronunciation Challenge 11
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Pronunciation Challenge 11 - answer
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Problems with word stress are very common amongst EFL learners. This exercise will clear things up for at least one group of words.
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Pronunciation Challenge 10
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Pronunciation Challenge 10 - answer
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Some students might find it surprising how understanding grammar terminology, such as "suffix" and "prefix", might help them understand some pronunciation rules. Try this exercise and find out.
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Pronunciation Challenge 9
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Pronunciation Challenge 9 - answer
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Do you find the pronunciation of the letters "OO" confusing? This exercise may help you!
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Pronunciation Challenge 8
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Pronunciation Challenge 8 - answer
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There are quite a few different pronunciations for the letter “U”. In this exercise we have a closer look at words which are pronounced like "PUT".
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Pronunciation Challenge 7
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Pronunciation Challenge 7 - answer
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Most of the time, the letters "OUN" are pronounced like in the word "sound". However, there are a few exceptions. Do the exercise and see if you can identify them.
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Pronunciation Challenge 6
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Pronunciation Challenge 6 - answer
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The pronunciation of words ending in "-ATE" causes problems to many learners. However, there is a rule that can make things very simple. Do the exercise and find out.
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Pronunciation Challenge 5
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Pronunciation Challenge 5 - answer
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English as a foreign language students have a choice that native speakers don't; they can choose what variant of English they want to learn. It is true that native speakers may decide later on to change the variant of English they speak but that is normally frowned upon. Most EFL learners, on the other hand, can choose which variant they will take as a model. This exercise was design to help learners to become more aware of one specific difference between British (Received Pronunciation) and American (General American) English.
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Pronunciation Challenge 4
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Pronunciation Challenge 4 - answer
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Something EFL students find particularly difficult is the great number of words in English that have letters in their written form which are not pronounced, the so-called “silent” letters. The silent “L” is something many students find very confusing. Is there a rule that could help us? Try this exercise and find out.
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Pronunciation Challenge 3
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Pronunciation Challenge 3 - answer
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This is something which is a real challenge to many students. What is the difference in pronunciation between “won’t” and “want”? There are a few pairs of words with “O” and “A” which cause a lot of confusion. Try the exercise and check the answer. See how well you do it.
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Pronunciation Challenge 2
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Pronunciation Challenge 2 - answer
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Our first pronunciation challenge deals with something that I find most EFL students don't pay much attention to and the answer to the exercise might be a surprise to quite a lot of them.
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Pronunciation Challenge 1
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Pronunciation Challenge 1 - answer
