Speaking 请讲 Hablando


Minimal Pair Exercises at English Club Great for beginning to intermediate - Recommended

English Tongue Twisters A large collection of tongue twisters you can download

Learn English Pronunciation (English Club)

Unknown Rules of English

Accent School Student Notebook A free booklet on reducing your accent from AccentSchool.com

ElementalEnglish.com Good videos on pronunciation - YouTube Link

Rachael's English Pronunciation YouTube videos on American English pronunciation

Rachael's English webpage Rachael Smith's webpage extensively covers pronunciation

Speak English With Vanessa YouTube

Mouth Position Study: American English Pronunciation YouTube

Mouth Position Chart

Color Vowel Chart Color Vowel Word List- Food

American IPA Chart A simple interactive IPA chart for students of all ages


ADVANCED STUDENTS

English pronunciation lesson - Differentiating vowel sounds (Part 2) London School of Economics - formal approach YouTube

English pronunciation lesson - Clarifying use of consonants (Part 3) London School of Economics - formal approach YouTube


The International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA) requires a lot of effort to master but can be rewarding if you wish to become fluent and lose most traces of your accent - GOOD LUCK. If you want to try this set aside a lot of time. If you master the IPA, you will be prepared to speak clearly in multiple languages. This approach will work especially well if you have a musical ear or perfect pitch. Essential for ESL teachers, thespians, and polygots.

The sounds of English and the International Phonetic Alphabet Click to hear American and British English pronunciation

Interactive American IPA Chart

Harvard Intro to Phonetics American IPA Vowel Chart

English IPA Chart IPA only for English and with sound position in mouth (RECOMMENDED)

IPA Vowel Chart with Audio IPA Vowel Chart Vowel Quadrangle in Mouth

IPA pulmonic consonant chart with audio Color Coded IPA Chart (Difficult but Useful)

Consonant Table (Adv)

Manner of Articulation (Adv) Chart of the technical aspect of Articulation

Point and Places of Articulation

Consonant Point of Articulation (Adv) Chart shows mouth location of consonant sounds

Accent training exercises: Learn vowel sounds with the IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) YouTube


Note: The British take your accent much more seriously than Americans. In Britain, your accent is a regional and class marker. There are British actors who can switch to a perfect American accent. An accent class for actors can be a fun way for you to learn how to modify your accent.

British English has more vowel and diphthong sounds than American English. A good dictionary will show you how certain words are pronounced and often spelled differently in the two respective branches of English.