Monthly Archives: April 2023

  • April showers bring May flowers

    The vowel sound in “showers” and “flowers” is “ow”, as in “Ow! I stubbed my toe!” This is the sound in several common words, such as “about” and “how”. Some non-native speakers, such as those from India, say this sound a little like “o”. The “ow” sound is like a combination of “ae” as in […]

  • The Easter Bunny

    Colored eggs, baskets, and the Easter bunny are all part of the Easter tradition in the U.S. In the word “bunny”, the last letter “y” in the spelling represents the “ee” sound. The final letter “y” is commonly the “ee” sound. Some nonnative speakers, such as Russian speakers, pronounce the final “ee” sound more like […]