English Pronunciation

1. STEPS TO BETTER
ENGLISH
PRONUNCIATION
HARUM NATASHA

2. CORRECT PRONUNCIATION
ATHENS
GREECE
EYES

3. LINKING SOUND
GO AWAY

4. 1. Break down big words into
syllables
two syllables is “mascot.”
You’d pronounce it like this: “mas-cot.”
The word “attention” is three syllables: “at-tent-tion.”
Incomprehension => six syllables:

5. 2. Learn when to STRESS words and
sounds
Intonation is the rise and fall of your tone of
voice when speaking.
For example, when you ask a “yes” or “no”
question, you should raise your tone somewhat
at the end of your question.
“Did you go to the party?” (up)
“What did you bring to the party?” (down)

6. WORD STRESS
If you stress the first syllable in present – “PRE sent”
– you’re referring to a gift you bought for someone.
When you stress the second syllable “pre SENT”,
you mean you’re giving or making something
known, such as presenting a report to your
colleagues.

7. FUNCTION AND
CONTENT WORDS.
Function words are those you use for everyday grammar. They
include pronouns, conjunctions, articles, prepositions, and
auxiliary verbs like have, be, and do.
Content words are adverbs, adjectives, verbs, and nouns.
Adverbs are for describing the when, where, and how of
something and adjectives for the thing, place, person, or
object. A verb is a state or action and a noun is a thing, place,
or person.

8. “The fish listened intently to what the
frogs had to say.”
In that sentence, the function words are
“the” and “to.” The content words are
“fish,” “listened,” “intently,” “what,”
“frogs,” and “say.”

9. 4. Listen to English audiobooks and
talk with the speakers
 It’s important to listen to any video or
recording at least once without the
transcript.
 keep an ear out for the intonation and
stressing each English speaker uses in their
sentences.

10. 5. Record yourself speaking to find
pronunciation weaknesses
 Recording yourself speaking is an invaluable tool in
bettering your English pronunciation, so it’s
something you want to make into a regular habit.
 You can record yourself saying whatever you want,
just make sure you’re speaking for at least
a minute.

11. n you’re done recording, listen to yourself
ocus on the words. Did you misuse a word?
ronounce it? Stress it incorrectly? As I said
e, these things will happen, and that’s okay.

12. 6. Read out loud every day to
build jaw muscle strength
At first, you might only be able to read a paragraph or
two from a book or a short article before the pain kicks
in. But as you continue training your muscles, you
should be able to read and speak much longer without
pain or discomfort.

13. A PICTURE
IS WORTH A
THOUSAND
WORDS