American English Pronunciation Podcast

30: 2-syllable word stress and -tion/-sion syllable stress

English syllable stress follows some very common patterns that can be learned.
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29: Compare /i/ and /ɪ/ (’long e’ & ’short i’--as in ’sheep’ and ’ship’)

Learn about the often mispronounced short i sound, and compare it with the long e sound.
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28: The /h/ (as in ’hello’ and ’happy’)

Learn to correctly pronounce /h/ in English, not too hard, not too soft.
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27: The /g/ and /k/, stops in American English

Voicing and aspiration are characteristics of /g/ and /k/ in English pronunciation.
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26: English /m/ and /n/ pronunciation

The /m/ and /n/ are two of the three nasal sounds in English. Learn about them here.
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25: The ’ng’ sound /ŋ/ (as in ’song’) pronunciation

Learn about the ng sound (as in 'song'), the first of three nasal sounds in English pronunciation.
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24: The ’ch’ /ʧ/ and ’j’ /ʤ/ pronunciation in English

Learn about the 'ch' (as in 'church') and 'j' (as in 'judge'), English's only two affricate sounds.
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23: The /p/ and /b/ in English

Pronounce /p/ and /b/ correctly and compare them with the consonants /f/ and /v/.
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22: Review all the sounds covered so far

Wow, you've been busy learning! Don't lose the important knowledge of English pronunciation that you've gained. It's review day!
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21: The Rhythm Rule and sentence stress, continued

How is the rhythm of spoken English created? Continuing learning the basics behind sentence stress and the Rhythm Rule.
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