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Pronunciation

Good pronunciation of words in an important component of spoken communication. If you raise awareness of how to pronounce the consonants, vowels, and diphthongs in English, misunderstandings in oral interactions will be minimized. Your listening skills will also burst in improvement!

Remember: Practice makes perfect! Good pronunciation is a matter of exercising our muscles! So do muscle practice! Exercise as much as you can! Make pronunciation practice a routine! There’s always room to improve it.

Also remember: the so-called “native-like pronunciation” is a myth if we think that there are many kinds of Englishes spoken around the world. Though this is true, we should always try to improve pronunciation skills. For this end, I recommend the sites below. Do the muscle practice! Try your best!

1. Recommended sites to improve pronunciation skills
   

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3. Phonetics Focus.
   

4. Phonetics: the sounds of  the American English.
   

5. A free online talking dictionary of English pronunciation.
   

6. Learn English Vowels.
   

7. Sounds of English.

A friendly reminder

Make online dictionaries your best friends (Remember: A friend in need is a friend indeed)

http://www.macmillandictionary.com / http://dictionary.cambridge.org / http://www.ldoceonline.com/

http://michaelis.uol.com.br/ http://www.merriam-webster.com/ http://www.online-dictionary.biz/