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   (contains 8 sets of istudycards).  The audio for Pronunciation: English Vowels Diphthongs can be accessed at studyguides.com.
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Sometimes, there are rules; however, most times, how a consonant, vowel or diphthong is pronounced in a particular word is a matter of memorization.  Wylcomenetwork.com istudycards help you to understand the pronunciation of vowels,consonants and diphthongs.    Understanding English pronunciation takes away its mystery; as a result, homophones, words that are written differently but are pronounced the same, and homographs, words which are written the same but pronounced differently, two concepts which are especially difficult for non-native speakers to get a hold of, make sense.  (contains 8 sets of istudycards).  
The audio for Pronunciation: English Vowels Diphthongs can be accessed at studyguides.com.
Minimal pairs (vowels), Minimal pairs (consonants), English vowels and English consonants would be good buys to help you better understand English Diphthongs (Consonants or Vowels) vice versa.

   (contains 8 sets of istudycards).  The audio for Pronunciation: English Vowels Diphthongs can be accessed at studyguides.com.
Minimal pairs (vowels), Minimal pairs (consonants), English vowels and English consonants would be good buys to help you better understand English Vowels Diphthongs vice versa.

Sometimes, there are rules; however, most times, how a consonant, vowel or diphthong is pronounced in a particular word is a matter of memorization.  Wylcomenetwork.com istudycards help you to understand the pronunciation of vowels,consonants and diphthongs.    Understanding English pronunciation takes away its mystery; as a result, homophones, words that are written differently but are pronounced the same, and homographs, words which are written the same but pronounced differently, two concepts which are especially difficult for non-native speakers to get a hold of, make sense.  (contains 8 sets of istudycards).  
The audio for Pronunciation: English Vowels Diphthongs can be accessed at studyguides.com.
Minimal pairs (vowels), Minimal pairs (consonants), English vowels and English consonants would be good buys to help you better understand English Diphthongs (Consonants) vice versa.

Also, videos on  more general discussions on pronunciation, metaphoric English, idiomatic expressions, grammar, collegiate vocabulary, prefixes, roots, suffixes and more, go to carralaficklin.com.  At Carralaficklin.com you can also find video on Spanish, Spanish expressions, Spanish grammar, Spanish relationship with English and English relationship with Spanish and the other Latin-based languages.  There even is a discussion on verbs and the subjunctive mood in English versus Spanish.

All vowels, some consonants and a number of diphthongs in English have more than one sound (pronunciation). It is for this reason that learning how to communicate intelligibly and effectively in English, for both native and non-native speakers, can be, or should I say is,  a trying process.  This is especially true when the vowel is at the beginning of the word.  Wylcomenetwork.com

has created istudycards and mp3s to help you to learn how to pronounce a vowel when it is at the beginning of a word.   (contains 6 sets of istudycards).  The audio for Pronunciation: English Vowels can be accessed at studyguides.com.
Minimal pairs (vowels), Minimal pairs (consonants), English vowels and English consonants would be good buys to help you better understand English Vowels at the Beginning of the Word and vice versa.

Also, videos on  more general discussions on pronunciation, metaphoric English, idiomatic expressions, grammar, collegiate vocabulary, prefixes, roots, suffixes and more, go to carralaficklin.com.  At Carralaficklin.com you can also find video on Spanish, Spanish expressions, Spanish grammar, Spanish relationship with English and English relationship with Spanish and the other Latin-based languages.  There even is a discussion on verbs and the subjunctive mood in English versus Spanish.

All vowels, some consonants and a number of diphthongs in English have more than one sound (pronunciation). It is for this reason that learning how to communicate intelligibly and effectively in English, for both native and non-native speakers, can be, or should I say is,  a trying process.  Wylcomenetwork.com

has created istudycards and mp3s to help you to learn how to pronounce vowels in English.  (contains 8 sets of istudycards).  The audio for Pronunciation: English Vowel can be accessed at studyguides.com

Minimal pairs (vowels),Minimal pairs (consonants) and English consonants would be good buys to help you better understand English vowels and vice versa.

Also, videos on  more general discussions on pronunciation, metaphoric English, idiomatic expressions, grammar, collegiate vocabulary, prefixes, roots, suffixes and more, go to carralaficklin.com.  At Carralaficklin.com you can also find video on Spanish, Spanish expressions, Spanish grammar, Spanish relationship with English and English relationship with Spanish and the other Latin-based languages.  There even is a discussion on verbs and the subjunctive mood in English versus Spanish.

All vowels, some consonants and a number of diphthongs in English have more than one sound (pronunciation). It is for this reason that learning how to communicate intelligibly and effectively in English, for both native and non-native speakers, can be, or should I say is,  a trying process.  Wylcomenetwork.com has created istudycards and mp3s to help you to learn how to pronounce vowels in English.  (contains 8 sets of istudycards)  The audio for Pronunciation: English Vowels can be accessed at studyguides.com
Minimal pairs (vowels),Minimal pairs (consonants) and English consonants would be good buys to help you better understand English vowels and vice versa.

Also, videos on  more general discussions on pronunciation, metaphoric English, idiomatic expressions, grammar, collegiate vocabulary, prefixes, roots, suffixes and more, go to carralaficklin.com.  At Carralaficklin.com you can also find video on Spanish, Spanish expressions, Spanish grammar, Spanish relationship with English and English relationship with Spanish and the other Latin-based languages.  There even is a discussion on verbs and the subjunctive mood in English versus Spanish.
 

Sometimes, there are rules; however, most times, how a consonant, vowel or diphthong is pronounced in a particular word is a matter of memorization.  Wylcomenetwork.com istudycards help you to understand the pronunciation of vowels,consonants and diphthongs.    Understanding English pronunciation takes away its mystery; as a result, homophones, words that are written differently but are pronounced the same, and homographs, words which are written the same but pronounced differently, two concepts which are especially difficult for non-native speakers to get a hold of, make sense.  (contains 6 sets of istudycards).  
The audio for Pronunciation: English Vowels Diphthongs can be accessed at studyguides.com.
Minimal pairs (vowels), Minimal pairs (consonants), English vowels and English consonants would be good buys to help you better understand English Diphthongs (Consonants or Vowels) vice versa.

Also, videos on  more general discussions on pronunciation, metaphoric English, idiomatic expressions, grammar, collegiate vocabulary, prefixes, roots, suffixes and more, go to carralaficklin.com.  At Carralaficklin.com you can also find video on Spanish, Spanish expressions, Spanish grammar, Spanish relationship with English and English relationship with Spanish and the other Latin-based languages.  There even is a discussion on verbs and the subjunctive mood in English versus Spanish.

Sometimes, there are rules; however, most times, how a consonant, vowel or diphthong is pronounced in a particular word is a matter of memorization.  Wylcomenetwork.com istudycards help you to understand the pronunciation of vowels,consonants and diphthongs.    Understanding English pronunciation takes away its mystery; as a result, homophones, words that are written differently but are pronounced the same, and homographs, words which are written the same but pronounced differently, two concepts which are especially difficult for non-native speakers to get a hold of, make sense.  (contains 8 sets of istudycards).  
The audio for Pronunciation: English Vowels Diphthongs can be accessed at studyguides.com.
Minimal pairs (vowels), Minimal pairs (consonants), English vowels and English consonants would be good buys to help you better understand English Diphthongs (Consonants or Vowels) vice versa.

Also, videos on  more general discussions on pronunciation, metaphoric English, idiomatic expressions, grammar, collegiate vocabulary, prefixes, roots, suffixes and more, go to carralaficklin.com.  At Carralaficklin.com you can also find video on Spanish, Spanish expressions, Spanish grammar, Spanish relationship with English and English relationship with Spanish and the other Latin-based languages.  There even is a discussion on verbs and the subjunctive mood in English versus Spanish.

For the audio Pronunciation Continuation: Latin based-speakers, especially Spanish please go to istudyguide.com.  Also, videos on  more general discussions on pronunciation, metaphoric English, idiomatic expressions, grammar, collegiate vocabulary, prefixes, roots, suffixes and more, go to carralaficklin.com.  At Carralaficklin.com you can also find video on Spanish, Spanish expressions, Spanish grammar, Spanish relationship with English and English relationship with Spanish and the other Latin-based languages.  There even is a discussion on verbs and the subjunctive mood in English versus Spanish. (contains 5 sets of istudycards)

For the audio Pronunciation Continuation: Latin based-speakers, especially Spanish please go to istudyguide.com. (contains 9 sets of istudycards) 
 
Also, videos on  more general discussions on pronunciation, metaphoric English, idiomatic expressions, grammar, collegiate vocabulary, prefixes, roots, suffixes and more, go to carralaficklin.com.  At Carralaficklin.com you can also find video on Spanish, Spanish expressions, Spanish grammar, Spanish relationship with English and English relationship with Spanish and the other Latin-based languages.  There even is a discussion on verbs and the subjunctive mood in English versus Spanish.

For the audio Pronunciation Continuation: Latin based-speakers, especially Spanish please go to istudyguide.com. (contains 8 sets of istudycards) 

Also, videos on  more general discussions on pronunciation, metaphoric English, idiomatic expressions, grammar, collegiate vocabulary, prefixes, roots, suffixes and more, go to carralaficklin.com.  At Carralaficklin.com you can also find video on Spanish, Spanish expressions, Spanish grammar, Spanish relationship with English and English relationship with Spanish and the other Latin-based languages.  There even is a discussion on verbs and the subjunctive mood in English versus Spanish.

For the audio Pronunciation Continuation: Latin based-speakers, especially Spanish please go to istudyguide.com. (contains 10 sets of istudycards) 

Also, videos on  more general discussions on pronunciation, metaphoric English, idiomatic expressions, grammar, collegiate vocabulary, prefixes, roots, suffixes and more, go to carralaficklin.com.  At Carralaficklin.com you can also find video on Spanish, Spanish expressions, Spanish grammar, Spanish relationship with English and English relationship with Spanish and the other Latin-based languages.  There even is a discussion on verbs and the subjunctive mood in English versus Spanish.

For the audio Pronunciation Continuation: Latin based-speakers, especially Spanish please go to istudyguide.com.  (contains 8 sets of istudycards)

Also, videos on  more general discussions on pronunciation, metaphoric English, idiomatic expressions, grammar, collegiate vocabulary, prefixes, roots, suffixes and more, go to carralaficklin.com.  At Carralaficklin.com you can also find video on Spanish, Spanish expressions, Spanish grammar, Spanish relationship with English and English relationship with Spanish and the other Latin-based languages.  There even is a discussion on verbs and the subjunctive mood in English versus Spanish.

For the audio Pronunciation Continuation: Latin based-speakers, especially Spanish please go to istudyguide.com. (contains 8 sets of istudycards)  

Also, videos on  more general discussions on pronunciation, metaphoric English, idiomatic expressions, grammar, collegiate vocabulary, prefixes, roots, suffixes and more, go to carralaficklin.com.  At Carralaficklin.com you can also find video on Spanish, Spanish expressions, Spanish grammar, Spanish relationship with English and English relationship with Spanish and the other Latin-based languages.  There even is a discussion on verbs and the subjunctive mood in English versus Spanish.

For the audio Pronunciation Continuation: Latin based-speakers, especially Spanish please go to istudyguide.com.  Also, videos on  more general discussions on pronunciation, metaphoric English, idiomatic expressions, grammar and more, go to carralaficklin.com.

The sound of long e presented in 6 sets of  istudycards. 

For the audio Pronunciation Continuation: Latin based-speakers, especially Spanish please go to istudyguide.com.  Also, videos on  more general discussions on pronunciation, metaphoric English, idiomatic expressions, grammar, collegiate vocabulary, prefixes, roots, suffixes and more, go to carralaficklin.com.  At Carralaficklin.com you can also find video on Spanish, Spanish expressions, Spanish grammar, Spanish relationship with English and English relationship with Spanish and the other Latin-based languages.  There even is a discussion on verbs and the subjunctive mood in English versus Spanish.

It is because English has vowels, consonants and diphthongs which has several pronunciation, English has dozens of homographs, words which are spelt the same but are pronounced differently.   Because the diphthong ea has more than one sound, two words written the same can have two or more pronunciations.  Read and lead is the homophone of reed and rhymes with bead, weed, deed, seed and knead when it is the infinitive or the simple form of the verb, to read.  However, read the homophone of red and rhymes with bed, bled, head, dead and fed when it is the past participle and past tense form of the verb, to read.  The s in English has two somewhat distinct pronunciations, s and z; therefore, the words close has two pronunciation.  When close is a verb, the s is pronounced like a z; it rhymes with nose, hose, dose, flows and froze.  When close is an adverb or an adjective, the s pronounced like an s and it rhymes with host, boast and most. (contains 6 sets of istudycards)

As the sound of a particular vowel, consonant and diphthong can be represented in different ways in English, the opposite is also true.  All vowels, some consonants and more than a few diphthongs have  can a number of pronunciation.  The vowel ‘e’ can easily serve as an example.  How do you know when, in a word, the vowel ‘e’ is pronounced like the ‘e’ as in the words see or sea , like the ‘e’ in the word bed or slept or the ‘e’ in the words eye, aisle, Mike or fate which is silent?  Or is the e pronounced like the e in the many French, Italian and Spanish words which have come into English.  It should be noted that in those words which contain the required accent in the original language is, the accent in English is optional:  abbé, résumé, bebé, mesa, fiesta.   The vowel ‘a’ also has a variety of pronunciations.  How do you know when the vowel is pronounced like the ‘a’ in cat, satin, glass, the ‘a’ in wait, straight, steak or hate, the ‘a’ in beat or boat, the ‘a’ in sabotage, Iran or bra, the ‘a’ in  abate, accord or appreciate or the ‘a’ aecium, aelurophile or (British English) aesthetic, Aesop?  As mentioned previously, not only all vowels have more than one or two pronunciation; some consonants also have a number of pronunciation.  The consonant c is an example: copy, cat,

come, face, cent, cycle, city.  The g, like the c, has both a hard and soft sound: beg, dig, good, gone, dodge, fudge, gin, gentle.  In Spanish and French, the h is never pronounced.  In English, all depends; in some instances, the pronunciation of the h is optional: hour, haute, herb,

hope, happy, rhyme, rhetoric, ghost, cheetah, what, when, where.  One of the consonants whose various pronunciations is generally not taught is the s.  The s is pronounced like the s as in the words in group one and more like a z in group two: (group one) post, close (near), sight, study, noise (group two) is, knows, nose, please, peas, use (verb) tease.  Because of the French influence, it is very important to take into consideration the silent s as in the words: Illinois, corps, Arkansas, aisle, island.  (contains 6 sets of istudycards)

(For an explanation of potpourri go to brief description at Potpourri of Homographs and Homophones Analyzed and Explained 1, also go to carralaficklin.com for videos on English and Spanish)

(Part 2 a of Long Description, Part 1 of Long Description at Potpourri of Homographs and Homophones Analyzed and Explained 1)

    One reason that English can be mind boggling is that there is no relationship between the way a word is pronounced and the same way that that same word is spelt.  The gap can be enormous. Need some examples?  Examples are not hard to find.    Compare how the following words are written with how those same words are pronounced: subtle, colonel, pneumonia, eight, through, bough. 

Why are the above words written so differently from how they are pronounced?  How much time do you have? For one, you can not forget the role of silent letters or diphthongs in English.  Depending on the word, English has many.  What are silent letters and silent diphthongs? They are letters or diphthongs which do not correspond to any sound in a word's pronunciation.  In the word ‘debt’, the letter 'b' is silent; in the word autumn, the n is silent and in the word corps, both the p and s are silent.  In the area of silent diphthongs in words in English, the following words are examples, the silent diphthongs are highlighted: clothes, daughter, light and ought.  In many words, one letter of the diphthong is pronounced while the other is silent; the silent letter of the diphthong is highlighted: knee, gnash, mnemonic, psychology, tsunami, ghost.  It would seem logical that silent letters or diphthongs can be ignored not only in speaking but also in writing.   Who says that English, or, for that matter, any language is logical?  English is many things; however, it is not logical.  Its irregularities can drive any sane person, be he/she native speaker or not, raving mad.  Therefore, although not pronounced, a silent letter or diphthong must be included in the written form of the word.  The word gost , for example, without the 'h' means nothing.  The ‘b’ is not pronounced in the words debt, plumber or comb but the letter must be included when writing the words.  Just as the ‘p’ must be included in the words: psalm, pseudo, psychologist or psychiatrist.  (contains 8 sets of istudycards)

For the audio for all istudycards on vowels, consonants and diphthongs, go to istudyguide.com.

Also, videos on  more general discussions on pronunciation, metaphoric English, idiomatic expressions, grammar, collegiate vocabulary, prefixes, roots, suffixes and more, go to carralaficklin.com.  At Carralaficklin.com you can also find video on Spanish, Spanish expressions, Spanish grammar, Spanish relationship with English and English relationship with Spanish and the other Latin-based languages.  There even is a discussion on verbs and the subjunctive mood in English versus Spanish.

In the area of pronunciation, minimal pairs can be problematic.  Minimal pairs are words which are ALMOST pronounced the same.  To the unfamiliar ears, these words sound exactly the same; in other words, they are homophones.   This is especially true when English is spoken quickly or not carefully.    Wylcomenetwork.com has available istudycards on minimal pairs (vowels). (contains 6 sets of istudycards)
The audio for Minimal Pairs: Vowels can be accessed at studyguides.com.   Minimal pairs (consonants), English vowels and English consonants would be good buys to help you better understand minimal pairs (vowels).

Also, videos on  more general discussions on pronunciation, metaphoric English, idiomatic expressions, grammar, collegiate vocabulary, prefixes, roots, suffixes and more, go to carralaficklin.com.  At Carralaficklin.com you can also find video on Spanish, Spanish expressions, Spanish grammar, Spanish relationship with English and English relationship with Spanish and the other Latin-based languages.  There even a discussion on verbs and the subjunctive mood in English versus Spanish.

Another major problem of English in the area of pronunciation are 'minimal pairs.  These are words which are ALMOST pronounced the same.  To the unfamiliar ears, these words sound exactly the same; in other words, they are homophones.   This is especially true when English is spoken quickly or not carefully.    Wylcomenetwork.com has available istudycards on minimal pairs (consonants). (contains 18 sets of cards).  The audio for Minimal Pairs: Consonants 1, 2 and 3 can be accessed at studyguides.com

Minimal pairs (vowels), English vowels and English consonants would be good buys to help you better understand minimal pairs (consonants), and vice versa.

Also, videos on  more general discussions on pronunciation, metaphoric English, idiomatic expressions, grammar, collegiate vocabulary, prefixes, roots, suffixes and more, go to carralaficklin.com.  At Carralaficklin.com you can also find video on Spanish, Spanish expressions, Spanish grammar, Spanish relationship with English and English relationship with Spanish and the other Latin-based languages.  There even a discussion on verbs and the subjunctive mood in English versus Spanish.

It may be hard to believe but it is true.  In fact, it is quite common. You can speak English but not have any idea how many of the words that you say are written (spelt). The difference between the way a word is pronounced and the way that that same word is spelt can be, to put it nicely, mind-boggling.  The gap can be enormous. Compare how the following words are written with how the same words are pronounced: subtle, colonel, pneumonia, eight, through, bough. (contains 7 sets of istudy cards)  For the audio for Freaky Pronunciation: The Silent Letter in English, go to studyguides.com.   

Also, videos on  more general discussions on pronunciation, metaphoric English, idiomatic expressions, grammar, collegiate vocabulary, prefixes, roots, suffixes and more, go to carralaficklin.com.