Pronunciation

Pronunciation is one of the most difficult things in English. I was reading a few words that I thought were interesting. "break" is pronounced br-ay-k and "steak" is pronounced st-ay-k but "bleak" is pronounced bl-ee-k and "streak" is pronounced str-ee-k. Just by changing some consonants, the whole vowel sound changes even though "ea" is still used.

I understand this can be very frustrating. The best thing to do is keep practicing. Listen to native speakers. We have designed the podcasts and videos here for that purpose. Practice listening and reading the words at the same time. Memorization is the key!

~Missy