Do Suffixes Change Word Stress?
Do suffixes change word stress? [ssba] The stress in some words changes position when suffixes (word-endings) are added or changed. For example, when you add the suffix -ion to the [...]
Peter Roach
Image Source - www.personal.rdg.ac.uk If you’ve ever studied phonetics, you will almost certainly have read ‘English Phonetics and Phonology’ by Peter Roach, it is widely considered to be the most [...]
David Crystal
Image Source - Humanity Hallows David Crystal David Crystal's writings on language are remarkable in their volume, scope, and above all accessibility. You'll find his titles in most high-street [...]
5 Tips To Improve Your Pronunciation
5 Top Tips to Improve your English Pronunciation. At Pronunciation Studio we have seen thousands of students with the same aim - improve their clarity and control in English pronunciation. [...]
Embarrassing Pronunciation Errors
Some of the most common English pronunciation mistakes are also the most embarrassing. Today's blog looks at those areas of speech where a simple error can cause the listener to break [...]
IPA Transcription – Question Tags
Find the question tags in the following transcription. Are they falling or raising? /wp-content/uploads/Chapter-5-5.23.mp3 /ɪksˈkjuːz mi | ju ˈɑːnt ˈbɪli | ˈɑː ju || ˈjes | huːz ˈɑːskɪŋ || ju ˈdəʊnʔ [...]
Schwa – The Key to English Pronunciation
The schwa /ə/ is the biggest key to English pronunciation a learner can possess. [ssba] It is the invisible star of English speech, but many learners of English [...]
4 Weak Vowels – English Pronunciation
4 Weak Vowels - English Pronunciation [ssba] Anybody who has attended a pronunciation class will know what a ‘schwa’ is: the most common weak vowel of English. There are, in fact, [...]
Nonsense Words – The Answer to Teaching ‘Ship or Sheep’?
Gip or Geep? [ssba] Nonsense Words - The Answer to Teaching /ɪ/ vs /i:/? Everybody who has studied English pronunciation has, at one point or other, bemoaned the lack of spelling [...]
How to Join ‘th’ Sounds.
'th' Joining & Why it's Important. [ssba] On Saturday I taught a class of 8 advanced speakers and pronouncers of English, they could all repeat both 'th' sounds with no problem [...]
French Speakers’ English Pronunciation Errors
10 English Pronunciation Errors by French Speakers If your mother tongue is French, you may find certain sounds in English more difficult than others. Here we present to you some of [...]
Spanish Speakers’ English Pronunciation Errors
10 English Pronunciation Errors by Spanish Speakers If your mother tongue is Spanish, you may find certain sounds in English more difficult than others. Here we present to you the most common [...]
Polish Speakers’ English Pronunciation Errors
10 English Pronunciation Errors by Polish Speakers [ssba] If your mother tongue is Polish, you may find certain sounds in English more difficult than others. Here we present to you [...]
Japanese Speakers’ English Pronunciation Errors
10 English Pronunciation Errors by Japanese speakers [ssba] If your mother tongue is Japanese, you may find certain sounds in English more difficult than others. Here we present to you [...]
Italian Speakers’ English Pronunciation Errors
10 English Pronunciation Errors by Italian Speakers What are the main errors for Italian speakers in English pronunciation? Here we have highlighted the top ten experienced by Italian speaking students at [...]
