F.+Pronunciation+Tips

PRONUNCIATION : BRITISH vs AMERICAN
You might want to compare the difference in pronunciation between American and British English.

This [|site] contains pronunciation exercises on American pronunciation, using Flash and MP3 files.

This is [|BBC] English, or British English. Attached is the chart for the sounds of British English

Some pronunciation tips from the [|BBC English Site] It's important to note that the spelling of a word is not always an accurate guide to how it is pronounced. Similarly the pronunciation of a word is not always helpful when working out how that word should be spelt.

There are 26 letters in the English alphabet but there are many more sounds in the English language. This means that the number of sounds in a word is not always the same as the number of letters.

For example, the word 'CAT' has three letters and three sounds but the word 'CATCH' has five letters but still only three sounds. If we write these words using sound symbols, we can see exactly how many sounds they have. CAT is written - CATCH is written - In 'CATCH' the three letters TCH are one sound represented by one symbol

= = = **Tongue-Twisters** =

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===//A tongue-twister is a sequence of words that is difficult to pronounce quickly and correctly. Even native English speakers find the tongue-twisters on this page difficult to say quickly. Try them yourself. Try to say them as fast as possible, but correctly!//===

Thirty-three thirsty, thundering thoroughbreds thumped Mr. Thurber on Thursday
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