The Fluent Pronunciation Challenge

Word List

Vowels & Glottal Stop Island

Beat Soften
Bit
Bet Long Words
But (Stressed syllable is in bold)
Bat Pandemonium
Bot Pontificate
Conundrum
Minimal Pairs Accolades
Royal Disingenuous
Loyal Extrapolating
Tank Anomaly
Thank Formidable
Sank
Yet CONNECTED, “FAST” SPEECH
Jet (Reductions and connections are in bold)
Choose
Shoes Are
Very That’s our school.
Berry It’s in our car.
Wine Our project is late.
Vine
Hair Kn
Air Can you help for a sec?
Year Can I come?
Ear Can you believe it?

Silent Letters Flap T

(Silent letter is in bold) Get over it.
Would We are out of time.
Could Forget it.
Should
Walk Hafta
Talk You have to try.
Half We have to go.
Handsome We’ll have to see.
Sandwich
Honest Shoulda, Coulda, Woulda, Musta
Receipt I should have told you sooner.
I would have called yesterday. When does it start?
She could have tried harder. What does it mean?
You must have forgotten. What does it do?
Zit
Why is it so hot? Whuder
How is it going? What are you saying?
Who is it from? What are the options?
Where is it at? What are we having for dinner?
What is it for?