Advanced › Pronunciation
Advanced 🗣️ Pronunciation
Difficult English sounds
Hear the difference and say it clearly.
1Learn
Three sounds that need practice: the ‘r’ (not rolled), the ‘schwa’ (uh — the most common sound in English), and linking words together.
2Say and compare
Read each line aloud, slowly, then at normal speed. The note tells you what to listen for in your own voice.
r — soft, tongue doesn’t touchred, right, arrive
schwa /ə/ — ‘uh’a-BOUT, ba-NA-na, TEA-cher
Linking: an apple → a-napple
Linking: turn it off → tur-ni-toff
Would you → wouldjanatural speech
Going to → gonna (casual)
3Practice quiz
Question 1 of 3Multiple choice
The schwa sound is:
4Speaking challenge
Speaking challenge
Say at natural speed: “Would you turn it off and pick up an apple about an hour from now?”
0:30
Say it out loud. Nobody is listening — that’s the point. Mistakes are allowed.