It’s is a contraction of “it is” or “it has.” Its is a possessive determiner we use to say that something belongs to or refers to something. It’s and its are among the most commonly confused words. They are pronounced the same, there’s a very...

Lesson Seven: Words Change Their Pronunciation When In A Sentence The last common problem with speaking English is that words change when they are in a sentence. This is most common for small words like 'a' and 'to'. For example the word 'to' Word...

Lesson Six: Pitch And Loudness Change The Meaning Of Sentences In English the following sentence can mean two things: 'It's over there' This can be either an answer to a question such as Q: 'Where is the cup?' A: 'Its over there.' Or it could...

Lesson Five: It's Important To Stress The Correct Syllable In A Word Another reason that English is difficult to speak is how words are stressed. For words of more than one syllable, some syllables are always accented or stressed more than others...

Lesson Nine: How To Test, See And Hear Your Pronunciation On Your Computer Do you want to quickly and easily perfect your English pronunciation? These lessons are a good start, but if you really want to learn how to speak english perfectly then...

Lesson Three: Syllable Structure Can Vary A Lot Another reason English is so hard to pronounce correctly is because of its 'syllable structure'. In many languages, especially Asian languages such as Japanese and Chinese, syllables very often go: Consonant...

Lesson Four: Words Are Not Always Pronounced The Way They Are Spelt In English it can often be very confusing when you see a word written down to know how to say it. This section has some simple rules and examples that will greatly improve your pronunciation...

Lesson One: Many Sounds In English Are Not In Your Native Language It is likely that some of the sounds that are common in English are not used in your native language. The most common ones are ' r ' as in ' r ight', ' l ' as in ' l ight' and the '...

Lesson Two: Combinations Of Sounds That Are Not In Your Native Language You most likely know how to say these sounds: 'm' 'p', 's' and 'd'. However do you know how to say them when they are together? For example have you ever had to say a word like...

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Lesson Eight: American and British Accents Are Different There are quite a few different accents in English, and a problem is being able to tell them apart, and knowing which one you should sound like. The previous examples have all been in the American...