LISTEN
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PRACTICE
Look at the list of IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) symbols and practice pronouncing each one. Notice where your tongue is in your mouth and how your mouth is shaped. Record yourself and compare your pronunciation with a native speaker’s pronunciation.
Consonants | Vowels | ||
s | security | i | meeting |
z | zoom | I | Internet |
ʃ | flash | ɛ | edge |
ʒ | measure | æ | app |
ʈ | turn | ɑ | processor |
ʔ | button | ɔ | caught |
d | modern | u | virtual |
ʧ | chip | ʊ | would |
ʤ | just | ǝ | account |
p | profit | ʌ | cut |
b | benefit | eI | make |
f | format | aI | client |
v | virtual | aʊ | however |
θ | think | ɔI | noise |
ð | this | oʊ | know |
k | cable | ||
g | grant | ||
m | motor | ||
n | new | ||
ŋ | ring | ||
l | light | ||
r | right | ||
w | would | ||
j | yell | ||
h | how |
PRACTICE
Make a list of words that you have trouble pronouncing. Look in the dictionary and write the IPA symbols for each word. Practice pronouncing the words.
Ex) patent
→ p æ t ɛ n t
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