Pronunciation Archives - Espresso English https://www.espressoenglish.net/category/pronunciation/ Learn English online in 15 minutes a day Sun, 01 Feb 2026 14:22:46 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://www.espressoenglish.net/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/logo_without_background-150x150.png Pronunciation Archives - Espresso English https://www.espressoenglish.net/category/pronunciation/ 32 32 10 Common Reductions in Fast Spoken English https://www.espressoenglish.net/10-common-reductions-in-fast-spoken-english/ Sun, 01 Feb 2026 05:56:52 +0000 https://www.espressoenglish.net/?p=24769 pronunciation guide Pronunciation course Are you trying to pronounce each word clearly and perfectly when you speak English? Warning: Native English speakers DON’T do this! Natural spoken English contains reductions – those are sounds that change and disappear when spoken at normal speed. This sometimes makes it hard for English learners to understand. Like instead […]

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]]> 20 Hard Words to Pronounce for English Learners https://www.espressoenglish.net/20-hard-words-to-pronounce-for-english-learners/ Wed, 19 Nov 2025 14:23:40 +0000 https://www.espressoenglish.net/?p=24555  Download 250+ pronunciation practice words Pronunciation & Shadowing Courses Have you ever stumbled over a hard word to pronounce in English? It feels like your mouth just doesn’t work right! Today we’re going to test your pronunciation with 20 of the most difficult words in English — words like “squirrel,” “asterisk,” and “bureaucracy.” If […]

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]]> What Are The Rules for Word Stress in English? https://www.espressoenglish.net/what-are-the-rules-for-word-stress-in-english/ Sun, 12 Oct 2025 18:43:58 +0000 https://www.espressoenglish.net/?p=24376 Many students ask me about the rules for word stress in English. I often recommend thinking about it less in terms of strict “rules” and more in terms of general “patterns” that have exceptions – as you’ll see in this lesson! Word Stress for Two-Syllable Nouns & Adjectives: Most two-syllable nouns and adjectives are stressed […]

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]]> American English Pronunciation Guide https://www.espressoenglish.net/american-english-pronunciation-guide-sounds-phonetics/ Sun, 03 Aug 2025 05:24:24 +0000 https://www.espressoenglish.net/?p=24319  Download free pronunciation guide Pronunciation Course

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]]> How to pronounce OUGH in English https://www.espressoenglish.net/how-to-pronounce-ough-in-english/ Sun, 22 Jun 2025 15:52:07 +0000 http://www.espressoenglish.net/?p=600  Download Sounds Guide Pronunciation Course OUGH is pronounced at least 5 different ways in English! In today’s lesson, I’m going to teach you how to pronounce some common words that are spelled with -OUGH. Remember to practice your pronunciation by repeating after me – because the best way to improve your pronunciation is to […]

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]]> Vowel Minimal Pairs: Pronunciation Exercises https://www.espressoenglish.net/minimal-pairs-english-pronunciation-exercises-vowels/ Mon, 12 May 2025 01:00:51 +0000 http://www.espressoenglish.net/?p=5848 Download Sounds Guide Pronunciation Course Minimal pairs are two words whose pronunciation is different by only one sound – like reach and rich, or man and main. In this lesson, you’re going to practice your pronunciation of similar English words with minimal pairs exercises. Minimal Pair #1 – bought / boat / but The sound […]

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]]> How to pronounce difficult words in English https://www.espressoenglish.net/how-to-pronounce-difficult-words-in-english/ Sun, 06 Apr 2025 15:30:29 +0000 http://www.espressoenglish.net/?p=3592 Download 50+ hard words + audio Pronunciation & Shadowing Courses   Today I’m going to teach you an exercise for practicing the pronunciation of long, difficult multi syllable words. Our example words for this exercise will be particularly and individualistic. But you can use this exercise with ANY English word, and if you click on […]

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]]> Top 10 English Pronunciation Problems https://www.espressoenglish.net/top-10-english-pronunciation-problems/ Sun, 08 Dec 2024 05:00:31 +0000 http://www.espressoenglish.net/?p=6451 Free 5-Day Mini-Course American English Pronunciation Course These are the top 10 pronunciation problems I’ve seen in students learning English. Do you have any of them? Let’s practice together to help you improve your accent! And if you want to get even better pronunciation in the next 5 days, come join my free Pronunciation Power […]

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]]> How to pronounce 5 word endings CORRECTLY https://www.espressoenglish.net/commonly-mispronounced-words-in-english/ Sun, 20 Oct 2024 13:00:17 +0000 http://www.espressoenglish.net/?p=11215 American English Pronunciation Course Free Pronunciation Challenge Words ending in OUS The ous at the end of these words sounds like iss. It does not sound like “house.” Pronunciation Practice: famous, various, serious, nervous, obvious, previous, religious, victorious Words ending in TION The tion sounds like shin. Pronunciation Practice: association, definition, population, promotion, section, solution, tradition Words ending in ATE In some words ending […]

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]]> How to pronounce “X” in English https://www.espressoenglish.net/how-to-pronounce-x-in-english/ Sun, 21 Jul 2024 11:48:05 +0000 https://www.espressoenglish.net/?p=13192   Free Pronunciation GuidePronunciation & Shadowing Courses Like KS taxi Mexico explain next fox mix extra ex-boyfriend exercise execute Like GZ Two conditions must be true: The X must be followed by a vowel sound The syllable immediately after the X must be the strong one exactly example exam exhibit exotic exult executive exit (exception […]

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