Pronunciation Worksheets

Related ELA Standard: L.4.4.C

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Producing a word, vocally, requires us to push air from our lungs through our throat to our vocal cords and just past the teeth and lips. The way we make the sound of words is called pronunciation. The muscles in mouth and our facial/vocal structure greatly affect the tones of the sound that we produce. This is why professional singers often decline any form of surgery in the area. You never know how a slight reformation will complete change your tone and pitch, especially when singing. There are many different exercises that you do to improve how you release these sounds. These worksheets will help students learn to pronounce a variety of words and sounds.

Pronunciation Worksheets:

Stress Patterns - Sort the words into columns according to their stress patterns. Let the big O represent the stressed syllable, and the small o represent the unstressed syllable.

Stress Syllables in Multisyllabic Words - Words with multiple syllables often have more than one stressed syllable. In these cases, one syllable is primary stressed syllable, and another syllable is the secondary, or slightly less stressed syllable.

Stressing Syllables - Listen as each word is read. Circle the word that has the stressed syllable underlined.

Pronunciation Practice - Underline the word in each row that is pronounced differently from the others.

Listen Up - Listen to the teacher read each sentence. Circle the word you hear. You may need to read these out loud for yourself.

Silent Letters - On the line next to each word, write the silent letter in the word. We suggest circling it.

A or An - Write "a" or "an" to complete each sentence. Determine which article best fits each situation for your sentences.

Pronouncing Vowel Sounds - Practice correctly pronouncing the words in each pair. Circle the word in each pair that has the long vowel sound.

Maze - Connect the words with long vowel sounds to get from the beginning to the end of the maze.

Vowel Sound Search - Find objects around the classroom that have short and long vowel sounds. Write the words in the correct column.

Be Different! - Circle the word that is pronounced differently than the other two terms that are present.

-ed Endings - The "ed" ending of a regular past tense verb can be pronounced in three different ways.

Stress Patterns - Listen as each set of words is read. Circle the word that does not have the same stress pattern.

Pronunciation and Suffixes - Adding certain suffixes to a word sometimes change which syllable is stressed. Listen to each pair of words. Does the stress stay the same or move to a different syllable when the suffix is added?

Final -ed - Choose the correct sound for each -ed term below. See how well you got after this series of worksheets.

How to Improve Your Word Pronunciation


Here are some tips to improve your word pronunciation


Listen


Most people pronounce the words wrong because they did not pay attention when the word was being pronounced. They only combine the sounds of the letters to make the pronunciation. However, this technique does not always have accurate results. You will have to learn the pronunciation of certain words. The only way you can learn is by listening. Pay close attention when your teacher is teaching the words.


Record Yourself


The only way to improve your word pronunciation is by knowing where you are wrong. Sometimes we don't even realize that we have been pronouncing the word wrong. You can record a conversation of yourself and listen to it. It will let you know how you have been pronouncing words.


Notice How Your Mouth And Lips Move


The movement of lips and mouth play a huge role in pronunciation. You should notice your mouth when you are speaking. This is because it affects your pronunciation. You can use a mirror to know the movement of your mouth and lips. You can also put a finger on your lips and feel the movement of it as you speak. After that, notice how people move their mouth and lips while speaking. You can do this while watching TV. After that, repeat their movements to correct your pronunciation.


Listen to Podcasts


You can listen to English podcasts and other YouTube videos to know how certain words are pronounced. Pay close attention to details of the pronunciations. You can repeat the words as they are being pronounced so that you can remember easily.


Practice With A Friend


As with everything, getting plenty of solid practice is very important. You can practice pronunciations with a friend or better yet, a group of them. Allow them to point out your mistakes so that you can work on them. The more time you engage in conversations, the better you will get at this.


How to Ensure you are Pronouncing Words Properly


The correct pronunciation is defined as the production and pronunciation of words' sounds in a way it is actually meant to be produced. To ensure that you are pronouncing words correctly is very important as the incorrect pronunciation of a word can become a barrier in a smoother flow of communication. The correct pronunciation of all the words is essential to a good speech. Many speakers do have good content to talk about but fail to deliver the main message of their content because of an incorrect pronunciation. To save yourself from problems arising from incorrect pronunciation, it is important for you to ensure that you are pronouncing words correctly.


Given below are some techniques that will help you to make sure whether the way you pronounce is correct or not:


Using Guided Videos


There is a wide variety of video and audio content available online that will help you in improving and correcting your pronunciation. Such videos are a great way to help people with their pronunciation skills if they listen to them carefully, observe the way everything is pronounced, and try to pronounce the words according to that way right after listening to them.


Recording Your Speech


Another way to ensure that your pronunciation is correct is to record your speech. Listen to it afterwards and try to identify the mistakes on your own. Share this recording with your teacher or any other professional, ask for their advice, act on it, and be sure not to revise those mistakes again.


Practicing


Find yourself a partner or group of friends to practice correct pronunciation with. You can communicate with your friend either face to face or through the phone. Communicating with them will help you to: notice their way of pronunciation, to realize your mistakes, and to ensure if your way of pronunciation is correct.