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Spanish Pronunciation Problems

The document summarizes common pronunciation problems for Spanish speakers learning English. It provides 14 pairs of English sounds that are often confused, such as /i:/ and /ɪ/ in words like "sheep" and "ship". It also notes common pronunciation challenges with consonant clusters like /-k/ and /-g/ in "back" versus "bag". The summary aims to highlight key pronunciation distinctions for Spanish learners of English.

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Spanish Pronunciation Problems

The document summarizes common pronunciation problems for Spanish speakers learning English. It provides 14 pairs of English sounds that are often confused, such as /i:/ and /ɪ/ in words like "sheep" and "ship". It also notes common pronunciation challenges with consonant clusters like /-k/ and /-g/ in "back" versus "bag". The summary aims to highlight key pronunciation distinctions for Spanish learners of English.

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Spanish Pronunciation Problems

The following sounds often cause problems for Spanish speakers. Make sure you can
pronounce the difference in these pairs of words.

/i:/ /ɪ/ / ʤ/ /j/


sheep ship jet yet
feet fit juice use
cheap chip jaw your
leek lick joke yoke

/æ/ /ʌ/ /b/ /v/


cat cut ban van
flash flush best vest
rash rush boat vote
ankle uncle bet vet

/ɜ:/ /ɔ:/ /-k/ /-g/


bird bored back bag
worm warm pick pig
work walk dock dog
first forced duck dug

/ʃ/ /s/ /- ŋk / /- ŋ /
shoe sue think thing
shoot suit bank bang
shave save sink sing
short sort rank rang

/ʃ/ /tʃ/ /θ/ /s/


shoes choose thin sin
sheep cheap fourth force
wash watch thigh sigh
wish which path pass

/ɪə/ /eə/ /s/ /es/


beer bear specially especially
cheer chair state estate
dear dare strange estrange
pier pair / pear steam esteem

Information here is taken from a combination of my experience and Swan, M. & Smith, B. (1994).
Learner English. Cambridge University Press.

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