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TOEFL Pronunciation Methods and Strategies

Pronunciation Methods


Use easy words to pronounce difficult sounds

Strictly English believes that you already pronounce many sounds correctly that you think you cannot. For example, a student who cannot pronounce WORLD can easily say "we're all old".  When you say, "we're all old" quickly, it sounds the same as "world." Therefore, we believe that pronouncing "world" is more of a challenge for your mind than your mouth. It's not that your mouth can't say "world"; instead it's that your brain can't immediately understand the letter combination "rld" in the word "world." Once you see "r," "l," and "d" spaced apart with the vowels "e," "a," and "o" between them in "we're all old," it makes pronouncing "rld" less intimidating. This is just one example of the many ways we teach you to pronounce what only appear to be difficult words.

Read backward

Many people suffer from uneven rhythm or bad flow when speaking. They repeat words (or parts of words), they use too many "um"s, they sound out unfamiliar words too slowly, etc. Again, this is more psychological than physiological. When we read, we're looking ahead to the next word before we've finished the word we're currently pronouncing because we want to understand the meaning of the sentence. Therefore, to break this desire for comprehension which impedes clear speech, we have our clients read paragraphs backward one word at a time. Within minutes, they are then reading forward more smoothly and more naturally.

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Some of Our Pronunciation Strategies

  • Talk like a News Reporter

      News Reporters speak slowly and clearly. Talk like them when answering Speaking questions and you'll sound great!

  • Open and close your mouth when talking

      Many speakers do not more their mouth enough when speaking English either because their own language doesn't or because they are shy when speaking English. Regardless of why you're doing it: stop! Instead, more your mouth more when speaking English.

  • Speak through your nose & in the front of your mouth

      Some languages speak in the back of their mouth or make their sounds with their throat. English is the opposite. So, you need to talk through your nose and bring your words to the front of your mouth.


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