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Pronunciation resources, - elision

Pronunciation resources - Ellision

Pronunciation, - The phonetic alphabet

Pronunciation - BBC Learning English

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"Howjsay." How to pronounce any word

A free online talking dictionary of English pronunciation.  This site "Howjsay" allows you to type in a word and hear how it sounds.  You can also browse through an index of words click on  a word and it will give that word and some similar words that you can click on to hear them pronounced.

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This site is very good for practising your pronunciation. Check out the minimal pairs and learn the International phonetic alphabet (IPA) sound / symbol relationships. This will aid your being able to work out how to pronounce words by looking them up in your dictionary

BBC Learning English. Pronunciation practice

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Click here for an excellent site that describes the sounds of English. It has short video clips introducing the site and demonstrating the positioning of tongue teeth and lips to make each sound. In addition it has quizzes and exercises to step you through the basics of English pronunciation. Please explore this site then post a comment to say how this could be of use to you in your independent study.