Pronunciation

General Pronunciation Resources

Curated list of pronunciation resources (popular-Michael Climo's minimal pairs, exercises, sounds, stress, tongue twisters, proper nouns - catesol.org)

Pronunciation guides - A collection of pronunciation guides from various sources

English Club Pronunciation - Lessons and resources on pronunciation

Pronunciation Exercises in English - This book offers pronunciation exercises

Intro to Phonology - Good overview of how sounds are formed

YouGlish - great resource for focusing on a specific sound or word (be sure to click the US button to filter out British and Australian accents, speed can be slowed down to help the student process difficult sounds)

Visual and Audio Resources

Mouth positions - These pictures of mouths making specific sounds may help with mouth positioning and pronunciation

Learning English: "Ough" is tough to figure out - This "I Love Lucy" clip emphasizes the different ways to pronounce "ough" in English

Pink Trombone - Fun game to show how various parts of the mouth influence pronunciation (build a vowel, and then play with consonants; easy ones to start with are "bee" and "me")

Accents and Accent Reduction

Accent on Communication - This guide covers accents and accent reduction

CAL Learning Blog - This blog covers accent reduction

American Accent: Pronunciation - This article covers common sounds in an American accent

Tongue Twisters

EF Foundation Tongue Twisters - a great way to target specific sounds while also having fun

MIT ESOL Pronunciation Workshop

Video recording of our internal pronunciation workshop (45 minutes+Q&A; 30 minutes at 1.5x) - Workshop designed specifically for our tutors and available through the ESOL Volunteers Online Community account

MIT ESOL Pronunciation Workshop Handout - the handout mentioned in the above workshop