English Pronunciation and Language Lessons by ElementalEnglish.com

Practice using the simple past tense verb in English grammar.

Use this lesson to improve distinguishing commonly mixed up vowel sounds: [iy] vs. [ɪ].

Japanese and other English language learners can practice distinguishing the [l] and [r] sounds with this lesson.

Practice your English pronunciation, including stress, rhythm, connected speech, deletion and transformation, while improving your listening skills!

Learn about and practice using the definite article "the" in this lesson.

Learn about and practice the indefinite articles "a" and "an" with the examples in the lesson.

Gerunds look like verbs, sound like verbs, smell like verbs, but they're not verbs -- they're nouns! Practice using them in this grammar lesson with video and audio.

Get comfortable with moving your mouth in new positions to correct pronounce vowel sounds in English.

Practice pulling your lips back to create the [ey] vowel sound and to avoid confusion.

Practice de-stressing function words in English down to a schwa [ə] as an important part of creating rhythm and music in your speech.

Practice the most de-stressed sound in English as an important part of creating rhythm and music in your speech.

Spanish speakers must be careful to distinguish the [b] and [v] sounds by paying careful attention to their lips and teeth.

Korean and other English language learners can improve distinguishing the [dʒ] "dg", [z], and [ʒ] "zh" consonant sounds in English to increase clarity.

Practice distinguishing the [v] and [w] consonant sounds in English, which will be especially helpful for Turkish and Iranian Persian (Farsi) speaking English students.

In Part 6 of this series, practice the pronunciation of "must've" (contracted from "must" + "have") to talk about a past event that you are certain took place.