American English

Pronunciation Class
44 SOUNDS (PHONEMES)
ŋ
h

VS
 ŋ
• fˈɪŋgər
• Hello
h
• həˈ
loʊ
• Finger • Hand • hænd
• strɔŋər
ˈ
• Stronger • Whole • hoʊl
• jʌŋgər
ˈ
• Younger • Him • hɪm
• mʌŋk
• Monk • Hack • hæk
• tʌŋ
• Tongue • trʌŋk
• Hat • hæt
• Trunk • dræŋk • Hook • hʊk
• Drank • ɪŋglɪʃ
ˈ • Whom • Hu:m
• English
 ŋ
• Mʌŋki
• Half
h
• hæf
• Monkey • Habit • hæbət
ˈ
• ʌ
ˈ ŋkəl
• Uncle • Hotel • hoʊˈtɛl
• lɪŋk 
• Link • Who • Hu:
• Stɪŋ
• Sting • Hero • hɪroʊ
ˈ
• strɪŋ 
• String •
• Hard • hɑrd
Hæŋ
• Hang • Sæŋ • How • haʊ
• Sang • əˈmʌŋ  • Hub • hʌb
• Among
 ŋ
• ræŋ
• Happen
h
• Hæpən
• Rang • Whose • Hu:z
• æŋgər
ˈ
• Anger • Host • Hoʊst
• lʌŋ
• Lung • Here • Hir
• strɛŋkθ
• Strength • Behind • bɪˈ
haɪnd 
• lɛŋkθ
• Length • gæŋ
• Help • Hɛlp
• Gang • • Hide • Haɪd
əˈlɔŋ
• Along • • Hungry • hʌŋgri 
ˈ
slæŋ
• Slang
 Distinguish
• Hit • Hello • History • Finger
• Monkey • Strength • Hero • younger
• Strong • Hill • Slang • Hungry
• Uncle • Tongue • Trunk • Anger
• Hotel • Hard • Monk • Hand
 Distinguish
• Among • who
• Huge • hold
• Link • sting
• Finger • whom
• Sing • hub
• Think • gang
 Intonation & Linking
“Find the stresses of the words in the sentences”

• His uncle has to work hard on Monday.

• He is very hungry
• Her younger sister sings very well

• Who is his younger brother?

• He thinks I didn’t know who did that.

 Intonation & Linking
• English is his mother tongue.

• Have you ever heard of it?

• He is always being late.
• He’ll be back in half an hour.

• His father looks so angry.

 Intonation
Linking
Clever Driver

• A police officer stops a man for speeding. "Good

evening, sir. Would you mind showing me your
driving license?"
And the man replies angrily, "I wish you guys could
get your act together. Just yesterday you took
away my license, and now you expect me to show
it to you."