But it’s more common to pronounce it: Mont-gom-ery, just three syllables. Two-word state name, three syllables, and stress is on the middle syllable, the stressed syllable of Hampshire. Oklahoma. Three syllable word with first syllable stress. Madison. Florida. New York. Columbus. We have l-a-n-d, land, but it’s not pronounced that way. The two words linked together, the D links right into the AI diphthong, dai— dai— Rhode Is— Rhode Island. St. Paul. Baton Rouge. First syllable stress. You’ll hear that but very rarely. Minnesota. Two-syllable word with first syllable stress. First syllable is unstressed, it has the schwa, second syllable stressed has the OY as in Boy diphthong. Juneau. Mississippi. Couple it with a few roadschooling trips with a summer schedule to avoid summer temper tantrums , and I will count the summer a success. Rock also stressed along with the first syllable, lih— Little Rock. Ohio. Alabama, we have four letters A. Find the US States 4,746; Last Letter US States Blitz 52; USA: States & Cities 7-to-1 23; 15 in 15: US State Capitals 21; Pick the Other 'M' States (Blitz) 12; US States Without 'I' Minefield 10; US States Without 'H', or 'I' Minefield 7; American Countries by Phonetic Name 6; Oil-Producing States 5; US State Capitals by Phonetic Name 3 Minnesota. We did it! The capital of South Dakota is Pierre. Washington. Phoenix. Jack-son. New Hampshire. Unrecognized national capitals. Dover. New York. Cheyenne. Jefferson City. Columbia. Try not to even make a vowel: mond— mond— Richmond. Montgomery. Very helpful. Springfield. Carson City. 7,615 views made by Jason Hoke. Alaska, and the capital Juneau. Don’t try to make a vowel there. Maine. The capital of Vermont is Montpelier. You need to know this, this video request came through from Bertha, a student in my online school. A blank map of the U.S. Albany. We have the letter O, but it’s just the schwa in that unstressed second syllable, said very quickly. Pierre. We have a TR consonant cluster that can be pronounced CHR, that’s a common way to pronounce that cluster. Charleston. Jackson. It’s not released. Test yourself by taking our state capitals map quiz below. Republic of Indian Stream. Notice, I’m making a stop T. Montgomery. Columbia. Oregon. Say those with me. First, just the unstressed syllables at the beginning, then the stressed syllable, then the other unstressed syllables, like this: India– India– India– na– polis– India-na-polis. We had North States, we had South States, we have one West state. Two of them are the AH vowel and two are the schwa. You could also put some secondary stress on the second syllable. [audio:https://wp-uploads.altalang.com/audio/states/Oklahoma.mp3], Rhode Island | RI Rhode Island is the smallest U.S. State. Mont– Mont– Mont– Montgomery. And I am making that a Stop T sound. She went by the name Ginny. But we don’t have any states that start with East. Frankfurt. The state name has just four letters, but it’s made up of three syllables and they all have a diphthong in it. Lansing. North Dakota. Stress on the second syllable and I’m making that T a Stop T. It’s followed by a consonant. Baton Rouge. But if you are on a street … And finally a schwa at the end. St. Paul is— llizz— Then I might lift my tongue tip to make the full dark L, but in many cases, we just make the dark sound, St. Paul, and we never lift the tongue tip. New Mexico. Augusta. Nebraska. City. People who actually speak Hawaiian would probably be giving it a different pronunciation. Massachusetts. The capital of Kentucky is Frankfort. Using these tools, especially the 50 States and Capitals Flashcards, we are going to learn all fifty states, where they are located on the map, and what their capitals are. Just go right from S into N. Son— son— on— Jackson. Raleigh. Kansas. Salt Lake City. [audio:https://wp-uploads.altalang.com/audio/states/Nebraska.mp3], New Hampshire | NH Many residents of New Hampshire enjoy snow skiing. Thanks for your enthusiasm! Two-syllable word with first syllable stress. Pennsylvania. thank you so much! It’s gn, gn, gn with the schwa. Montana. The first syllable is stressed and here, we have the AH vowel. West Virginia. North Dakota. There’s a letter O in that second syllable, but it’s just the schwa. Providence. Kansas. Say that with me. Georgia. Mi-nne-so-ta. Kentucky. That’s the same pronunciation most of the people I know use, however, you will hear some native speakers put in a really light IH vowel in the middle, making it three syllables. The capital of Mississippi is Jackson. When that is followed by R in the same syllable, it is definitely more closed, it’s not ah but it’s aw, aw, aw, for, for, fornia. Il-li-nois. [audio:https://wp-uploads.altalang.com/audio/states/West Virginia.mp3], Wyoming | WY Wyoming is large, but it is the least populated U.S. State. It’s a three syllable word with stress on the middle syllable. Notice I’m making a Stop T in Salt and a Stop K in Lake. Helena. Providence. Stress on the first syllable. The capital of New York is Albany. The capital of Oregon is Salem. Again, tricky because we have that unvoiced TH where the tongue tip must come through the teeth. I went to Youglish.com and listened to lots of people pronouncing this and most people say Nevada with the AH vowel. The pronunciation of this capital is interesting. Illinois. Say those with me. Flap T in City. A five-syllable word with stress on the fourth syllable. Marian further explains these pronunciations with a few satirical explanations. © Copyright 2020 ALTA Language Services, Inc. The capital is Juneau. We’ll be going through alphabetically and we’ll be talking about anything interesting that happens with pronunciation, like a flap T or a silent letter. The capital of Hawaii is Honolulu. So we have stress on the second syllable, it’s a three-syllable word, a schwa in the first syllable. Ohio. It’s the AW as in Law, plus R. So it’s: aw, aw, aw, or— Oregon. Say these with me. The capital of Maryland is Annapolis. Keep it up!!! Salem. … Or Florida. Say these with me. Boston. Maryland. Virginia. Oregon. New Mexico. Ho— ho— I— da— ho— Idaho. The two unstressed syllables both have the schwa. Des Moines. Ju— Juneau, and second syllable, unstressed with the OH as in No diphthong. Alaska. Oregon. 2. The capital of South Carolina is Columbia. California. Santa Fe. Oklahoma City. Or Atlanta. That’s what I say, but I did a little reading, and I learned that people who live there say AA with the AA as in bat vowel. Ohio. South Carolina. I’m also making a stop T at the end. Now, we have T schwa N, Baton– nnn– We’ll make that a stop T that goes right into the schwa N sound. Connecticut. Sacramento. Four-syllable word, with stress on the third syllable. Utah. I went to college in Indiana. Augusta. Nebraska. Boise. Oklahoma City. Columbia. Harr— Harrisburg. Say these with me. Jefferson. Raleigh. New York. Colorado. Ohio. Houston Street, New York City. Lu— Lu— Honolulu. Four syllables with second syllable stress. We stress the first level of Bat– and also Rouge. Cheyenne. Hawaii. Honolulu. Say those with me. Or you can make it a light true T. Atlanta. Des Moines. [audio:https://wp-uploads.altalang.com/audio/states/Rhode Island.mp3], South Carolina | SC Coastal cities in South Carolina are sometimes hit by hurricanes. Say these with me. Boise. [audio:https://wp-uploads.altalang.com/audio/states/New York.mp3], North Carolina | NC Charlotte is a city in North Carolina. Say these with me. New York. Say these with me. American English Pronunciation Lesson: U.S. States and Cities, 5 Surprising Facts About Countries with English as an Official Language, Beyond Halloween: 5 Global October Holidays. So remember, it’s a little bit more closed than a pure AW. Columbus. So the IPA of this state name is really long. Coln— Lincoln. Boston. You can think of this second syllable as being either the schwa, or the IH vowel. Let me know in the comments below. West Virginia. State Capital: Atlanta Largest City: Atlanta. Once you're familiar with the names of the states and capitals, you're ready for this exercise. The capital of Minnesota is St. Paul. Indianapolis. [audio:https://wp-uploads.altalang.com/audio/states/Montana.mp3], Nebraska | NE Nebraska is a leading agriculture state. Charleston. Three syllable word with middle syllable stress, and the two unstressed syllables have the schwa vowel. But in general, this will be a Stop T. Connecticut. In this quiz, you’ll be given a state, and you’ll need to select its capital city—all 50 of them. Colorado - Denver. The capital of Nebraska is Lincoln. Annapolis. Usually, a T is a flap T when it comes between two vowel or diphthong sounds, and doesn’t start a stressed syllable. Jeff-errrr— just a quick little R sound. Annapolis. Salem. Hope you also got US cities as well. What’s up YouTube? Notice that the middle syllable is just the schwa R sound. Washington DC. Sometimes, we drop the T when it comes after an N, when it doesn’t start a stressed syllable. Illinois. Four syllable word, stress on the third syllable. So you can think of that as being the AY diphthong. A four-syllable word with stress on the third syllable. Little Rock. [audio:https://wp-uploads.altalang.com/audio/states/Louisiana.mp3], Maine | ME Maine is the largest state in New England, a northeast U.S. region. The capital of Indiana is Indianapolis. Say those with me. Boi-se. Olympia. We have AW as in Law, plus R for North. Annapolis a four-syllable word with stress on the second syllable. Keep in mind, pronunciations can vary by region. Not a pure AH. Springfield. This is a little bit tricky. Vermont. Washington. Rhode Island. Michigan. Join Rachel's English Academy or buy Rachel's eBook, American English Pronunciation, to supercharge your conversational English. Salt Lake City. I lift the back of my tongue for the K but I don’t release it, because the next sound is a consonant. Austin. It’s still not a pure AH. [audio:https://wp-uploads.altalang.com/audio/states/Colorado.mp3], Connecticut | CT The second “c” in Connecticut is not pronounced. Wyo— Wyo— Wyoming. Montpelier. Say these with me. The two unstressed syllables have the IH as in Sit vowel. Trenon. You can just say: Hampshire, Hampshire. Alabama has 4 A’s in it. Frankfort. Two syllable word with first syllable stress. Missouri. The capital of Michigan is Lansing. Louisiana. Primary stress on the third syllable. South Carolina. Maine. I was born here and I lived here for the first 18 years of my life. That is not common, it is very uncommon for a final S to be silent, but we’ve had it twice here in state names. Pennsylvania, or more commonly, Pennsylvania, Pennsylvania. Couple it with a few roadschooling trips with a summer schedule to avoid summer temper tantrums , and I will count the summer a success. At— At— Atlanta. Jackson. And now, South Dakota. Vermont Republic. Rhode Island. Baton– Baton– You don’t release the T. Baton– Baton– Baton Rouge. Mont-pel-ier. Nevada, or Nevada. Colorado, just like California, and Sacramento. Concord. Uses for 50 States and Capitals in Alphabetical Order. List of Capital Cities of the 50 US States PDF Download Capital Cities of the 50 US States Cheyenne. If you look the word Pennsylvania up in a dictionary, you might see a different pronunciation. Kansas. Oklahoma. City is the most stressed word because it’s the second word, the last word of this compound city name, so Cit— should be your most stressed syllable here. The other two syllables have the schwa. Jefferson. The final T will likely be a Stop T. It might be a flap T if it’s linking into a word that begins with a vowel or diphthong. Notice that the T in city is a flap T, that’s because it comes between two vowels, and does not start a stressed syllable. Rachel's online school is OPEN! Sign in to disable ALL ads. Vermont. Harrisburg. Atlanta. Aw, aw, awrt. Four syllable word with second syllable stress. Pennsylvania. Say these with me. But in general, the general population of America would pronounce this as Hawaii. Illinois. How many of the 50 U.S. state capitals have you been to? Concord. Ma-ssa-chu-setts. First syllable stress. Or– flor– Florida, or as some people might say it with three syllables: Florida, Flor-i-da, ih-da, ih-da, Florida. Maine. Mississippi. [audio:https://wp-uploads.altalang.com/audio/states/New Hampshire.mp3], New Jersey | NJ There is more to New Jersey than Jersey Shore. Trenton. And don’t try to put a vowel here in the second syllable, it has the schwa followed by R, those just blend together into one R sound. The stressed syllable, the beginning syllable, the schwa, the ending syllable, the schwa. Nevada. New Jersey. Arizona. The most stressed syllable is the stressed syllable of Carolina, which is the third syllable of that. Tennessee. Republic of West Florida. JU as in few diphthong, True T, AH as in father vowel. Jefferson. AW as in Law, followed by the dark L. Al— Al— Albany. The tongue tip must come through the teeth quickly, lightly before coming back into the mouth for the K sound. Atlanta, is how they say it. Santa Fe. Doh— Doh— Dover. I used it for a group of Adult ESL group. Jefferson. Colorado. Now, here we have a T after an N. That can either be a light true T: Santa. Minnesota. To-pek-a. 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