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Australian English Pronunciation

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  2. Section 1: Learn the International Phonetic Alphabet

    An Introduction to the IPA
    13 Topics
  3. Section 2: The Sounds of Australian English
    Consonants: Pronunciation Tutorials
    26 Topics
  4. Consonants: Pronunciation Exercises
    26 Topics
  5. Consonants: Minimal Pairs
    21 Topics
  6. Vowels: Pronunciation Tutorials
    20 Topics
  7. Vowels: Pronunciation Exercises
    20 Topics
  8. Vowels: Minimal Pairs
    8 Topics
  9. Section 3: Advanced Lessons
    Lesson 1: -ED Endings
    11 Topics
  10. Lesson 2: -S/-ES Endings
    11 Topics
  11. Lesson 3: The Yod Part 1
    3 Topics
  12. Lesson 4: The Yod Part 2
    10 Topics
  13. Lesson 5: The Yod Part 3
    8 Topics
  14. Lesson 6: The Aussie R Part 1
    5 Topics
  15. Lesson 7: The Aussie R Part 2
    6 Topics
  16. Lesson 8: The Aussie /ɐ/ Sound
    4 Topics
  17. Lesson 9: H-Deletion
    2 Topics
  18. Lesson 10: The 'Mutant' N
    6 Topics
  19. Lesson 11: The Glottal T
    9 Topics
  20. Lesson 12: The Syllabic N
    11 Topics
  21. Lesson 13: The Syllabic L
    9 Topics
  22. Lesson 14: The Syllabic N vs the Syllabic L
    2 Topics
  23. Lesson 15: Syllable Patterns in English Part 1
  24. Lesson 16: Syllable Patterns in English Part 2
    1 Topic
  25. Lesson 17: Syllable Patterns in English Part 3
    5 Topics
  26. Lesson 18: Initial Position Consonant Clusters Part 1
    25 Topics
  27. Lesson 19: Initial Position Consonant Clusters Part 2
    5 Topics
  28. Lesson 20: Final Position Consonant Clusters
    30 Topics
  29. Lesson 21: Medial Consonant Clusters
    2 Topics
  30. Lesson 22: Final Stop Consonants Part 1
    1 Topic
  31. Lesson 23: Final Stop Consonants Part 2
    7 Topics
  32. Lesson 24: Aspirated Consonants
    3 Topics
  33. Lesson 25: The Pronunciation of X
    10 Topics
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Listen to the audio file and repeat these words aloud.

horde/whored – hd 
bored – bd 
lord – ld 
warn/worn – wn 
cord/chord – kd 
sure/shore – ʃ 
floor – fl 
shorn – ʃn 
fork – fk 
dork – dk 
storm – stm 
bought – bt 
court/caught – kt 
fraught – frt


oː – Tongue Twisters

Practice phrases to read out loud:

  1. I abhor herbivore‘s that eat apple cores.
  2. He caught a fish he fought with for fourteen hours.
  3. The core of this word cord has been shorn before.
  4. More decor on the dance floor shouldn’t be ignored.
  5. The cat clawed at the lakeshore looking for more straw.
  6. I bought some boar meat and tore it four times with my fork.
  7. We saw a postwar uproar but still thought we were done for.
  8. The boar tried to gnaw at the cord that kept the trap door forced shut.
  9. The lord snored on the floor while the door was more open than before.
  10. Furthermore, the mall doesn’t have a good rapport with Ecuador anymore.