Canadian Pronunciation

EPIC-C1, Word List 2 19.11.2024 4:42 ↓

Word list 2, for Session 3 homework

EPIC Word List 6, Session 7 13.11.2024 4:59 ↓

For Session 7 homework

EPIC C1 Word List 1, Session 2 12.11.2024 4:25 ↓

For session 2 homework, cohort 1

EPIC Word List 5, Session 6 06.11.2024 3:55 ↓

For session 6 homework

EPIC Word List 4, Session 5 30.10.2024 3:41 ↓

For EPIC session 5

Questions for Intonation Practice 2 - Conversation 23.10.2024 1:49 ↓

To practice intonation for questions without a question word. These questions tend to start with verbs such as: do, did, does, will, would, could, should, can, or their negative versions (don’t, didn’t, etc.)

Questions for Intonation Practice- Conversation 23.10.2024 2:48 ↓

Intonation patterns for ‘wh’ questions: For a question starting with one of these “question words”: Who, what, where, when, why, how, which and whose

EPIC Word List 3, Session 4 23.10.2024 5:07 ↓

EPIc Word List 3, Session 4

EPIC Word List 2, Oct. 16 15.10.2024 3:15 ↓

EPIC Word List 2, Session 3, October 16, 2024

Useful Words for the Workplace 22.07.2024 3:34 ↓

Mostly multisyllabic words for workplace discussions

“er” Reading 12.07.2024 1:43 ↓

For practicing the “er” sound, as heard in the following words: earn, burn, term, first, teacher

Word List, July 11 11.07.2024 3:27 ↓

A variety of useful words and word pairs

Practice words for session 7 20.06.2024 4:58 ↓

For presentation and article

Minimal Pairs: /n/ & /l/ 09.05.2024 3:00 ↓

For learners who have difficulty hearing the difference between the /n/ sound, as in ‘no’ and the /l/ sound, as in ‘low’

Sentences to practice “the” 17.04.2024 2:33 ↓

Phrases containing multiple instances of the word “the”

Sentences with Schwa 17.04.2024 1:54 ↓

For practicing the schwa sound in sentences.

Reading for ‘t’ pronounced as ‘d’ 13.03.2024 1:42 ↓

The ‘t’ sound is often in unstressed positions. When the letter’t’ (or two t’s) is between two vowel sounds, or an ‘r’ and a vowel sound, it is pronounced like a quick ‘d’ sound. The ‘t’s that should be pronounced this way are blue in the reading.

Sentences /w/ & /v/, 2 28.02.2024 2:16 ↓

Challenging practice exercise for /w/ and /v/

Words ending in ‘ine’ 20.02.2024 4:19 ↓

There are three different ways to pronounce the ‘ine’ word ending. For any words longer than 1 syllable, you just have to memorize the correct pronunciation

Word List: final ‘e’ pronounced 20.02.2024 2:00 ↓

In these words, the letter ‘e’ is not silent, but is pronounced as a separate vowel.

Sentences with “uh” and /a/ 14.02.2024 2:12 ↓

To help hear and pronounce the difference between the “uh” sound in ‘dug’ and the /a/ sound in ‘dog’

Reading: Final Consonant Clusters 09.02.2024 1:25 ↓

To practice pronouncing groups of consonants at the ends of words.

Sentences: /ou/, /au/ & /a/, mixed 09.02.2024 2:58 ↓

These sounds can be confusing, as the spelling patterns that go with the sounds are not always straightforward. Can you recognize which words have which sounds?

Words containing/I/ and /i/ 07.02.2024 3:28 ↓

These words are good practice for learners who often correctly pronounce/i/ vs. /I/. They tend to be tricky!

‘rth’ Sentences 26.01.2024 1:57 ↓

These sentences focus on the ‘rth’ sound combination.