Name: Descriptive English Words to Sound More Fluent and Engaging
Uploaded: 2026-02-01T10:01:24.000Z
Duration: 10 min 48 s
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Hey guys, this is the Clear English corner.

And I'm Keenan, your personal American English pronunciation coach.

A few weeks ago, one of my students sent me an email.

He was getting ready to present his research for his doctoral dissertation and he was working on his introduction.

In a few quick sentences, he talked about being very happy, very thankful, very lucky, and very excited.

He was trying to convey some significant emotions, but

by using very over and over, the effect was redundant.

And the same thing happens with the word really.

And if you're not careful, you can end up sounding less animated and interesting than you actually are.

I'm definitely not saying that you should never use these words, but

I want you to be able to incorporate some variety, especially if you're preparing a presentation.

So in this lesson, we're learning descriptive words to use in place of really and very phrases.

We'll also practice using these words in sentences with an extra emphasis on using contractions to help you sound more natural.

Alright, so instead of saying you're very happy or really excited, try using the words thrilled or delighted.

With that Z consonant sound for our apostrophe S since E is a vowel sound and voiced She's.

I'm fortunate to be part of such a forward thinking organization.

Fortunate to be part of such a forward thinking organization.

Instead of saying something is really or very good, try the words exceptional or phenomenal.

Again with that Z consonant for our apostrophe S. He's.

For really or very clean, you can use spotless.

Notice too, how the S sound is linking in front of the word always, making it sound like sawways.

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Descriptive English Words to Sound More Fluent and Engaging

crucial

pronunciation

massive

significant