{"id":12135,"date":"2022-11-29T20:03:54","date_gmt":"2022-11-30T03:03:54","guid":{"rendered":"<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:heading -->\n<h2><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-vivid-red-color\">10 Tips for perfect English pronunciation<\/mark><\/h2>\n<!-- \/wp:heading -->\n\n<!-- wp:"},"modified":"2022-11-29T20:03:58","modified_gmt":"2022-11-30T03:03:58","slug":"10-tips-for-perfect-english-pronunciation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.wordscoach.com\/blog\/10-tips-for-perfect-english-pronunciation\/","title":{"rendered":"10 Tips for perfect English pronunciation"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"words-head\" id=\"words-3992972928\"><script async src=\"\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-5017566440575750\" crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script><ins class=\"adsbygoogle\" style=\"display:block;\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-5017566440575750\" \ndata-ad-slot=\"3340569236\" \ndata-ad-format=\"auto\"><\/ins>\n<script> \n(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); \n<\/script>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-vivid-red-color\">10 Tips for perfect English pronunciation<\/mark><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><br><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-luminous-vivid-orange-color\">1. <strong>Listen to yourself<\/strong><\/mark><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>It&#8217;s often difficult to hear pronunciation errors in your own speech because you&#8217;re focusing on actually communicating rather than the sound you&#8217;re making. If you can&#8217;t hear your pronunciation problems, it&#8217;s hard to fix them. Try recording your speech with your smartphone or PC and note the specific areas in which you need to improve.<\/strong><br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-luminous-vivid-orange-color\">2. <strong>Slow down!<\/strong><\/mark><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Many English learners think that speaking fluently means they need to speak fast. This is wrong. Speaking too fast reinforces bad habits and makes the speaker sound nervous and indecisive. Speaking slowly will give you time to breathe properly and think about what to say next. Because it gives you time to think while you speak, you&#8217;ll feel more relaxed and able to focus on making your English sound great.<\/strong><br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-luminous-vivid-orange-color\">3. <strong>Picture it\u2026<\/strong><\/mark><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Close your eyes and think about how to make the sound before you say it. Visualize the position of your mouth and face. If you&#8217;ve studied with a phonics chart, think about the sound you&#8217;re making and how it relates to other English sounds. If you&#8217;ve used mouth and tongue diagrams, think about what shape you&#8217;ll need inside your mouth if you want to make the sound correctly.<\/strong><br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-luminous-vivid-orange-color\">4. <strong>Get physical!<\/strong><\/mark><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Pronunciation is a physical skill. You are teaching your mouth a new way to move and use different muscles. Focus on difficult sounds every day. Having trouble with \u2018th\u2019? Place your tongue between your teeth and blow air out of your mouth. Feel the air passing over your tongue.<\/strong><br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-luminous-vivid-orange-color\">5. <strong>Watch yourself<\/strong><\/mark><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Stand in front of a mirror to observe your tongue, lips and the shape of your mouth as you make certain sounds. Compare what you see with a video of a native speaker saying the same thing.<\/strong><br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-luminous-vivid-orange-color\">6. <strong>Copy the expert<\/strong><\/mark><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>There is no substitute for learning pronunciation from experts \u2013 native speakers. So listen! Listen to English radio programs and watch television and movies in English. Imitate what you&#8217;re hearing &#8211; even if you&#8217;re not yet sure what they&#8217;re saying.<\/strong><br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-luminous-vivid-orange-color\">7. <strong>Practice English alone<\/strong><\/mark><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>The pronunciation problem continues because we are afraid to make mistakes. Create a scenario &#8211; meet someone first, order in a restaurant, ask for directions &#8211; then act out the dialogue. don&#8217;t be shy.<\/strong><br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-luminous-vivid-orange-color\">8. <strong>Find a language buddy<\/strong><\/mark><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>It is important to get feedback from external observers. Find a friend who is also interested in improving their English. Try exchanging recorded messages so you can hear each other&#8217;s pronunciation closely.<\/strong><br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-luminous-vivid-orange-color\">9. <strong>Pay attention to intonation and stress<\/strong><\/mark><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Good pronunciation is more than just mastering individual sounds. It is also understand intonation and stress. Read poems, speeches,<\/strong> and songs out loud, focusing<strong> on stress and tone.<\/strong><br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-luminous-vivid-orange-color\">10. <strong>Sing a song!<\/strong><\/mark><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Learn the words of popular English songs and sing along. Singing helps you relax and just get those words out, as well as your rhythm and tone. Because you don&#8217;t need to focus on making sentences for yourself, you can focus on improving your pronunciation!<\/strong><br><br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/d3c1yyje0uguxm.cloudfront.net\/2022\/11\/10-Tips-for-perfect-English-pronunciation-wordscoach.com_-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"10 Tips for perfect English pronunciation - wordscoach.com\" class=\"wp-image-12139\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.wordscoach.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/10-Tips-for-perfect-English-pronunciation-wordscoach.com_-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.wordscoach.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/10-Tips-for-perfect-English-pronunciation-wordscoach.com_-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.wordscoach.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/10-Tips-for-perfect-English-pronunciation-wordscoach.com_-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.wordscoach.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/10-Tips-for-perfect-English-pronunciation-wordscoach.com_-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.wordscoach.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/10-Tips-for-perfect-English-pronunciation-wordscoach.com_-150x84.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.wordscoach.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/10-Tips-for-perfect-English-pronunciation-wordscoach.com_.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Accurate pronunciation is an important part of learning any language, and especially when you\u2019re learning English. The way your speech sounds can have a big impact on whether or not people understand what you are saying and their initial impression of you. The tricky thing about pronunciation is that it not just a question of acquiring knowledge, it\u2019s a physical skill that you need to practise regularly.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":12138,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[26,72],"tags":[7293,7289,7294,4578,7297,7290,7292,7291,820,7296,7299,7298,7300,7288,7295,4589],"class_list":["post-12135","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-english","category-pronouns","tag-10-tips-for-perfect-english-pronunciation","tag-american-english-pronunciation","tag-british-pronunciation","tag-english-pronunciation","tag-english-pronunciation-lesson","tag-english-pronunciation-practice","tag-english-pronunciation-tips","tag-improve-english-pronunciation","tag-learn-english","tag-learn-english-pronunciation","tag-past-perfect-english-pronunciation","tag-perfect-english-pronunciation","tag-perfect-pronunciation-of-common-english-words","tag-pronunciation","tag-pronunciation-of-english-words","tag-speak-english"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.wordscoach.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12135","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.wordscoach.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.wordscoach.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.wordscoach.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.wordscoach.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=12135"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.wordscoach.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12135\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.wordscoach.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/12138"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.wordscoach.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=12135"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.wordscoach.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=12135"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.wordscoach.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=12135"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}