Words.
Pronunciation Studio articles on English words.
Speech Idioms
Speech Idioms [ssba] We're talking shop this month at Pronunciation Studio. That's right - idioms about speaking. Here are 10 really useful ones that are used to describe speech. I'll stop talking in circles then [...]
Contractions
Contractions and Apostrophes. You might've /maɪtəv/ already guessed that this article looks at how apostrophes indicate sound in contractions (he's, we'd, I'd've etc.) - a key area of connected speech. Students often tell me that they [...]
7 Ways to Say “Hello”
7 ways to say "hello". [ssba] The meaning of "hello" can change dramatically from charm to fear, or from attraction to annoyance depending on the intonation used. Here are 7 different ways to say it, each with its own meaning: [...]
10 Common Words with Strange Spellings.
10 Common Words with Strange Spellings. [ssba] Here at Pronunciation Studio we are the first to admit that English spelling can be very strange sometimes. Unfortunately some very common words are spelt [...]
10 Words with Alternative Pronunciations
10 Words with Alternative Pronunciations [ssba] Some words don't like being boxed in by a single pronunciation. In class at Pronunciation Studio, we are often asked whether there is a more or [...]
10 Words English People Have Difficulty Pronouncing
10 Words English People Have Difficulty Pronouncing [ssba] English is such a strange language that even English speakers get confused with it. Some words just don't want to be pronounced in a [...]
10 Commonly Confused Words
10 Commonly Confused Words [ssba] Did you walk to work this morning? I wonder if you bought a wok to cook dinner then went for a wander and a beer with a bear. Here are [...]
10 New English Words
10 New(ish) English Words [ssba] In our hyperconnected world, clickbait and binge-watching are among the many distractions. People overshare their selfies and to cap it all photobomb other people's! How many new words [...]
How to pronounce ‘are’.
'are' - the hardest monosyllabic word to pronounce [ssba] What’s the problem? 'Are' is the trickiest word in English. It can be weak (ə) or strong (ɑ:) and it can even [...]
How to pronounce ‘ask’.
'I axed him!' How to pronounce 'ask'. [ssba] What’s the problem? It is very hard to pronounce all of the sounds in the word quickly, so native speakers often omit the /k/ and [...]
