Your articulation was on point!

Nice read! If you speak another language fluently be sure to include that on your website when you have one as this definitely gives you an advantage in voice acting. :)

0:01 I hear “Padderdon” instead of “Padderton”

0:37 Mispronounced “tough”. Don’t be afraid to look up how to pronounce words online if you aren’t familiar with them. Some great reference sources include Cambridge Dictionary (https://dictionary.cambridge.org/us/dictionary/), youglish.com, forvo.com and You Tube Videos among other places (there’s a lot of options out there). You can simply type in “How to pronounce [word]” in Google search and it should give you several references. 

0:46 You have a lovely accent. Just for future reference, if you’re trying for a more general american sounding read, the “J” sounds are harder such as in the word “jotting”. https://dictionary.cambridge.org/us/dictionary/english/jot?q=jotting There’s nothing wrong with the way you pronounced it though with the accent! :) 

1:13 Slightly mispronounced “tortoises” - it sounds a little more like “tor-tusses”. https://dictionary.cambridge.org/us/dictionary/english/tortoise

1:47 Read “drew” instead of “made”

1:49 Mispronounced “Pettigrew”. Youglish is a great resource for names. https://youglish.com/pronounce/Pettigrew/english 

If you repeat the “P”, “T” and “D” sounds, note the placement of your tongue and mouth as you make them and use this knowledge as you practice articulation in your read. The tongue twisters will also help so keep having fun playing around with those as well. Continue working your SOVT exercises too. Vocal warmups help loosen the tongue and vocal cords and will make it easier to pronounce the words.

Excellent job practicing the articulation and enunciation in your read! You also went at a very good pace to ensure you were properly pronouncing the words clearly. 

The last letters of words are easy to “lose” when reading. So, when practicing articulation and enunciation it’s good to over-do it. Use the cork trick to practice like Burger showed in class. Even without it, over-articulate and be sure to clearly hit all the letters and parts of the word including the ending letters. Being able to clearly enunciate and articulate very well becomes a very useful tool in your voice acting toolbox to use or not to use as needed!

You did an excellent job with accurately reading all of the written words! It’s always good after you’re done recording to go back and quality check your work to ensure you correctly performed the script. It is very important to many casting directors to have voice actors accurately read the written copy (script). I often have to look up words myself as I’m reading scripts to make sure I’m correctly pronouncing them. I’ve even found that I’ve been mispronouncing some words my whole life; so it doesn’t hurt to do a little research with unfamiliar words - it shows you care about the script and want to do your best! And that goes a long way with casting directors.

As you continue to practice articulation and enunciation and it becomes easier and more natural, you’ll be able to take the read to the next level and really lift the words off the page and bring the story to life. Add some opinion and emotion to the read and perhaps increase the pace a little bit to help the story flow together more smoothly. 

For this exercise and homework, you did an excellent job! Keep up the good work!

Don't forget to include the tongue twister on your homeworks going forward! :)