Canadian Pronunciation

/ae/ and /a/ Sound Focused Reading 11.11.2020 1:38 ↓

This reading focuses on both /ae/ and /a/.

/i/ final: Sentences 11.11.2020 1:53 ↓

Sentences focusing on pronouncing /i/ correctly at the ends of words

oi additional practice 11.11.2020 4:26 ↓

Words and sentences focusing on /oi/ sound

ae practice 05.11.2020 4:29 ↓

ae practice words and sentences

ae and ‘e’ Sound Focused Reading 02.10.2020 1:35 ↓

This reading focuses on comparing the ae sound in the name ‘Sam’ with the ‘e’ sound in the name ‘Ed’.

Sentences with /u/ and /U/ 27.07.2020 1:04 ↓

These sentences contain a mixture of /u/ sounds (as in the word ‘Luke’) and /U/ sounds (as in the word ‘look’. See if you can hear which words have which of these vowels.

Sentences with ‘er’ sound 27.07.2020 1:10 ↓

These sentences focus on the Canadian pronunciation of the ‘er’ sound as in the word ‘perfect’. Please note that this sound can be spelled ‘ur’, ‘ir’, ‘ear’, and ‘or’ in some words (like the word ‘word’ for example!)

Sentences with /ae/ and /a/ 27.07.2020 1:18 ↓

Each sentence focuses on either the /ae/ vowel, as in ‘cat’, or the /a/ vowel, as in ‘cot’

/n/ and ‘ng’ Sound Focused Reading 27.07.2020 1:12 ↓

This reading contrasts the ‘n’ sound with the ‘ng’ sound at the ends of words.

/a/ and ‘uh’ Vowels, Sound Focused Reading 27.07.2020 1:43 ↓

This reading is focused on the West Coast Canadian pronunciation of the /a/ and ‘uh’ vowel sounds.

/au/ Vowel Reading 13.07.2020 1:31 ↓

A reading focusing on the Canadian pronunciation of the /au/ sound, including examples of ‘Canadian raising’: notice the how the pronunciation of the vowel in ‘out’ differs from that of ‘ground’.

/ae/ & ‘uh’ Vowel Reading 13.07.2020 1:12 ↓

Reading focused on the Canadian pronunciation of /ae/ and ‘uh’ vowel sounds

/ai/ & /ei/ Vowel Reading 13.07.2020 1:38 ↓

Reading focusing on Canadian pronunciation of the /ai/ and /ei/ vowel sounds.

‘Th’ Reading #2 27.05.2020 1:32 ↓

This reading is packed with ‘th’ sounds.

/ou/ and /a/ Sound Focused Reading 27.05.2020 1:14 ↓

This reading contrasts the /ou/ sound as in the word ‘cope’, with the /a/ sound as in the word ‘cop.’

Sound Focused Reading, U and u vowel sounds 01.05.2020 1:20 ↓

This reading contains many examples of the weak vowel U as in the word ‘look’, contrasted with the strong vowel u, as in the word ‘Luke’

L reading: final and medial /l/ 01.05.2020 1:44 ↓

A reading focused on the correct pronunciation of ‘L’ in the middle or at the end of words.

‘Th’ reading #1 29.04.2020 1:50 ↓

This reading contains plenty of ‘th’ sounds, both voiced and voiceless.

Diamond Jim Brady Reading 19.12.2019 2:02 ↓

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John D. Rockefeller Reading 19.12.2019 1:56 ↓

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