Months of the Year in English

Learning the months of the year and memorizing the names of each month is important for everyone to talk about certain events throughout the year. In this video lesson, we are going to learn the correct pronunciation of months of the year.

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There are 12 names for the months in the year, let’s look at each of these below;

Name of Months Number of Days

1. January 31
2. February 28/29
3. March 31
4. April 30
5. May 31
6. June 30
7. July 31
8. August 31
9. September 30
10. October 31
11. November 30
12. December 31

Capitalization of Months of the Year

Since the months of the year are classed as proper nouns, they should always begin with a capital letter, no matter where they appear in a sentence, in the beginning, in the middle, or in the end of the sentence. There is never an exception to this rule. Take a look at these examples:

• June is my favourite month.                                        (Month appears in the beginning)
• My birthday is in March.                                              ( Appears at the end of the sentence)
• My friends will be here in March for the celebration.   ( Appears in the middle of the sentence)

American VS British

British and American sound noticeably different. The most obvious difference is the way the letter “r” is pronounced. If you want to pronounce the months of the year in British English, follow the tips mentioned below;

• 1. Whenever the letter “r” is followed by a vowel, pronounce the “r”.
• 2. Whenever the letter “r” is followed by a consonant or it stays at the end of the word, don’t pronounce the letter “r”, it’s just a schwa sound.

examples;

September [sepˈtembə(r)] (DO NOT PRONOUNCE LETTER “R”)

October [ɒkˈtəʊbə(r)] (DO NOT PRONOUNCE LETTER “R”)

November [nəʊˈvembə(r)] (DO NOT PRONOUNCE LETTER “R”)

December [dɪˈsembə(r)] (DO NOT PRONOUNCE LETTER “R”)

In American English, there is no difference at all, it is always pronounced.

January	Jan.
February	Feb.
March	Mar.
April	Apr.
May	(We don’t Abbreviate)
June	(We don’t Abbreviate)
July	(We don’t Abbreviate)
August	Aug.
September	Sept.
October	Oct.
November	Nov.
December	Dec.

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