English Pronunciation and Speaking Questions

Rules for pronouncing "the"   When do you use the "e" sound as in "bee" and the schwa sound when pronouncing "The"? Is it similar to an and a with vowel sounds in the following noun ...

How can I Speak English Well?  Hi! my problem is, how can I speak English well because I loose confident and feel shy even I fail to continue speaking in English. Hi Mutoto, Looking ...

Pronouncing Past Tense of Regular Verbs  What are the rules for pronuncing the ending "ed" in the past tense of regular verbs? This is a wonderful question. So many people struggle with this ...

pronunciation  How do you pronounce the word "Question"?

Hi Fatma, Good question! Charles will answer you shortly. :)

Improving Fluency  I would like to ask, how I can improve my fluency in English. I have learned so much basic vocabulary and expressions, but I noticed that I can’t speak ...

How to Pronounce 'Singer' and 'direction'  Hello Charles,
I would like to ask you how to pronounce the letter 'G' in the word 'Singer' and how to pronounce the letter 'I' in the word 'direction'...

Changing my Pronunciation  I can speak English well but I have to change my pronunciation. My pronunciation is mixed with my native language (I'm from India).

How/where can ...

English Pronunciation and Syllabic Consonants  I have been working on building a database of American English words and am developing what I call ease of pronunciation and ease of spelling indexes for ...

Stress and Reduced Vowels  Dearest Diana,
Are there specific rules for stressing syllables in English? How do you know where is the stress?
Reduced vowels? Could you explain this ...

English Pronunciation  I have difficulties studying English pronunciation (American/British). One of my friends said that my English sounds Indian or Middle Eastern.

Honestly,...

Pronunciation  It's difficult to pronounce words which start with /pr/, /dr/, /fr/ like:
"product (stress on first syllable and the second), profession, drink, friend....

The sound of phonetic symbol upsidedown of - e  Could you tell me what the sound of the phonetic symbol that looks like upside-down of the letter-e? How should I pronounce this symbol when I get it....

I cannot understand what he issaying  Please, I have a video movie about 5 minutes long but the problem is that there are some sentences that I can not understand, so can I give you that and ...

How can I improve my oral English?  Hi , I can never express my ideas fluently in oral English. Would you give me some advice? Thank you.

Answer: Hi Blair, Thanks for asking your question....

Pronunciation check  Could help me to find a pronunciation check? Where I can type words and hear the pronunciation; to improve my pronunciation. Hi Perumal, You have several ...

Is English a "Stressed Language"  It is said that English is a "stressed language" and my friend told that it is an "aspirated language".

Please explain that.

Best ...

What is the Best Way to Improve my Accent?  Hi Charles

I want to have a better accent. Mostly, I want to speak clearly and with an American accent. Do you know what I can do to accomplish this?...

IELT Tips  How can I be confident speaking, improve my pronunciation and easily answer typical IELT questions. How can I maintain good eye contact while responding?...

Pronouncing"asked", "d" or "t" on the end?  What is the correct ending sound for the word "asked"? This is an interesting question because it is difficult to differentiate between the endings ...

Speaking English Well  "How can I speak English well?" - Ahmed Many people ask the same question and the answer is no secret.
In order to speak English well people need to ...

Frustrated with my
Speaking Skills  Sometimes I feel somewhat frustrated about stud y ing English, because I do it so much and yet cannot understand, even when it is something ...

How to Make Speaking English Easier.  I'm Egyptian and speaking in English is hard for me. What can I do to make it easier??? That is a good question. I think many people, when they learn ...