Pronunciation Resources
RECOMMENDED ACCENT IMPROVEMENT PRODUCTS
SET OF 3 QUICK REFERENCE CHARTS
American English Pronunciation – all 3 charts (Consonants, Vowels & Intonation). Save over 10% when you buy the set. Includes shipping to the U.S. and Canada.
Downloadable E-books and MP3’s for Accent Reduction
One of my favorite inexpensive DIY resources for improving your American English accent. It covers all the important elements of improved pronunciation, from words stress, linking, reductions, etc to difficult vowel & consonant sounds You can get this new 2nd edition as a physical book or electronic version. It also includes audio. With this book, you get a lot for a small price.
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Accent Assessment & Report
Want to improve your pronunciation, but just have no idea what needs to change? Discover your pronunciation issues & get a guide to improvement.
FREE PRONUNCIATION RESOURCES
New videos every Friday on my YouTube channel
"Sounds of Speech" app
See & hear how to produce all the sounds of American English. Website version is free.
Oxford Learner's Dictionary
My favorite online dictionary. Click on the microphone to hear the American English pronunciation. Also see the pronunciation written in IPA. If you need help understanding the symbols, just click on the “pronunciation” explanation on the right side of the screen.
English to IPA Text Converter
A great resource for pronunciation if you know the International Phonetic Alphabet very well.
LinkedIn Group: "English Speaking & Pronunciation Help & Resources"
Ask pronunciation & speaking questions and get the help you need.
The Speech Accent Archive
Hear samples of the same English paragraph read by native and non-native speakers of English worldwide. Use is to hear different accents & as a model for your speech.
"English with Accent Coach Nicole"
Youtube Channel. New videos every Friday.
New General Service Word List
Released in Oct. 2017, this list of 721 words accounts for approximately 90% of spoken English. Scroll toward the bottom of the page & download lists 3 & 4.
BOOKS TO IMPROVE YOUR ENGLISH
Basic Grammar in Use
A great self study resource for reviewing & practicing verb tenses, prepositions, phrasal verbs, articles and more topics that still give even advanced speakers problems.
Three Little Words: A Foreign Student’s Guide to English Articles.
Master the use of “the”, “a” & “an”, 3 very important words in English.
PRONUNCIATION REFERENCE MATERIAL
Dropped Syllables
Suffix Rules
GREAT BOOKS TO READ
“The Miracle Morning” by Hal Enrod
