The Endless Struggle To Pronounce -ED Endings in ESL Students of Latin-based languages (Portuguese, French, Italian and Spanish) often have trouble pronouncing -ED endings correctly. For these learners, the word “stopped” is pronounced ‘stop-ed.’ Why I Wrote The Pizza Pets My students were struggling to pronounce the /t/ and /d/…
My students know will and going to are both used for future tenses. But it’s often a challenge for them to choose the best one when speaking. Rather than focusing on forms, I’ve found it more important to focus on functions (when to use them). When the function of a…
Mastering the pronunciation of words ending in -ED can be tricky, especially for speakers of Latin-based languages. Sometimes the ending sounds like /t/, other times like /d/, and in certain cases, it becomes English is funny like that. Here’s a technique that might help you. I call it the…
You've probably seen it lurking in words like enough, through, and sigh. You might try your best to pronounce it, or, you might avoid it completely. Through? Furlough? Cough. Ugh. What is that sound?!
Learning English can be tricky—especially when it comes to pronunciation. Because English borrows words from many different languages, pronunciation can change depending on the origin, meaning, and speaker. The most common mistake is adding too many syllables to a word, making it longer than it needs to be. For each…
