1. Tips on Pronunciation Teacher Silvino Sieben

2. Final “E”
Never pronounced unless there two EE or the word has French origin.
FINE, LIME, DIME, FIVE, NINE
TIME, PRIME, LOVE, RUDE, HUGE
BITE, LAKE, FACE, LACE, EMBRACE
BUT
RESUMÉ, EMPLOYEE, BEE, FIANCÉ, REFEREE, TREE, FREE

3. R or H
She’s wearing a hat.
She’s wearing a rat.

4. Practice HATE x RATE HOME x ROME HOSE x ROSE HOLE x ROLE HAIR x RARE
HEAD x RED
HIDE x RIDE

5. /d/ and /t/
They should have a “pure” sound.
Tease X cheese
Dim X gym

6. Practice
DISEASE
KIND
MATE
PERMIT
DID

7. M or N
Sun times: I like them.
Sometimes I like them.

8. Practice THEM X THEN GREEN, ONE, CONE GUM x GUN ZOOM, CREAM
AM, COME, SOME
TRAIN, ONLY,
NAME

9. The “L”

10. Practice
CALL
MALL
ALL
BALL
ALMOND
FULL
SELL
COLD

11. SH or CH
She likes shopping.
She likes chopping.

12. Practice SHAVE CHAT SHARE CHORE x SHORE CHIN x SHIN CHUNK SHAME
CHEAP x SHEEP

13. TH or S
It is thinking.
It is sinking.

14. Practice THOUGHT THICK x TICK THROUGH x TRUE TEETH, THINK, MONTH
TENTH x TENT
FIFTH
THONG
ATHLETE

15. Th or S
She’s thinner.
She’s sinner.

16. TH or T
He’s a thinker.
He’s a tinker.

17. Th or D
He wants those!
He wants a dose.

18. Practice THESE THUS THERE x DARE THEY x DAY EITHER THE WEATHER
LEATHER x LADDER

19. Silent K
She likes the night.
She likes the knight.

20. Silent Letters SALMON, GNOME PSYCHOLOGIST, SIGN WRITE, KNOW ISLAND
AISLE
LISTEN
CASTLE
KNEE

21. /p/, /t/, /k/
Remember to “explode” these letters in the beginning of words (followed by a vowel) and strong syllables, when speaking.
Poker – Paint - Purple
Time – Turtle – Tame
Kite – Cat - Cost

22. Ch or T
Look at that chin!!
Look at that tin!

23. “ain”
The rain in Spain stays mainly in the plain.

24. Practice
ENTERTAIN
PAIN
GAIN
COMPLAIN
EXPLAIN
MAINTAIN

25. Reference
GODOY, S; GONTOW, C; MARCELINO, M. English pronunciation for brazilians. São Paulo: Disal, 2006.