In this topic I bring you a speaking drill to help you improve your English pronunciation fast. Do you want to have a quick look at the phonetic alphabet? Speaking drill with ten flashcards Instructions: say the first word out loud BEFORE turning the flashcard over. Then click the red arrow to see its phonetic […]

In this topic I bring you a speaking drill to help you improve your English pronunciation fast. Do you want to have a quick look at the phonetic alphabet? Speaking drill with ten flashcards Instructions: say the first word out loud BEFORE turning the flashcard over. Then click the red arrow to see its phonetic […]

In this topic I bring you a speaking drill to help you improve your English pronunciation fast. Do you want to have a quick look at the phonetic alphabet? Speaking drill with ten flashcards Instructions: say the first word out loud BEFORE turning the flashcard over. Then click the red arrow to see its phonetic […]

Throughout this English pronunciation course you’ll see dozens of words with a superscript /ə/: /ᵊ/. Click the red arrow below to see an example. accident accident /ˈæksɪdᵊnt/ What is the superscript /ə/? The superscript /ə/ indicates that there are two possible pronunciations for the word you’re looking up. You can choose to: Drop the /ə/ […]

What is the difference between /i:/ and /i/? Throughout this English pronunciation course you’ll see dozens of words with an /i/. Click the red arrow below to see an example. city city /ˈsɪti/ What is the /i/ sound? The /i/ sound requires the same lip shape and tongue position as /i:/. We saw them in […]

How familiar are you with the /æ/? Before I show you how to produce the /æ/, and its spellings, let’s have a look at ten everyday words with an /æ/ sound. (Note: if you’re not familiar with those symbols, you can learn them in less than two hours with my free phonetic alphabet course.) Can you […]

How familiar are you with the /a:/? Before I show you how to produce the /a:/, and its spellings, let’s have a look at ten everyday words with an /a:/ sound. Can you spot the /a:/? Pre-testing your knowledge will help you master this sound faster. Say these ten words out loud. To check whether […]

How familiar are you with the /e/? Before I show you how to produce the /e/, and its spellings, let’s have a look at ten everyday words with an /e/ sound. Can you spot the /e/? Pre-testing your knowledge will help you master this sound faster. Say these ten words out loud. To check whether […]

How familiar are you with the /ɜ:/? Before I show you how to produce the /ɜ:/, and its spellings, let’s have a look at ten everyday words with an /ɜ:/ sound. Can you spot the /ɜ:/? Pre-testing your knowledge will help you master this sound faster. Say these ten words out loud. To check whether […]

How familiar are you with the /ɪ/? Before I show you how to produce the /ɪ/, and its spellings, let’s have a look at ten everyday words with an /ɪ/ sound. Can you spot the /ɪ/? Pre-testing your knowledge will help you master this sound faster. Say these ten words out loud. To check whether […]

How familiar are you with the /i:/? Before I show you how to produce the /i:/, and its spellings, let’s have a look at ten everyday words with an /i:/ sound. Can you spot the /i:/? Pre-testing your knowledge will help you master this sound faster. Say these ten words out loud. To check whether […]

How familiar are you with the /ɒ/? Before I show you how to produce the /ɒ/, and its spellings, let’s have a look at ten everyday words with an /ɒ/ sound. Can you spot the /ɒ/? Pre-testing your knowledge will help you master this sound faster. Say these ten words out loud. To check whether […]

How familiar are you with the /ɔ:/? Before I show you how to produce the /ɔ:/, and its spellings, let’s have a look at ten everyday words with an /ɔ:/ sound. Can you spot the /ɔ:/? Pre-testing your knowledge will help you master this sound faster. Say these ten words out loud. To check whether […]

How familiar are you with the /ʊ/? Before I show you how to produce the /ʊ/, and its spellings, let’s have a look at ten everyday words with an /ʊ/ sound. Can you spot the /ʊ/? Pre-testing your knowledge will help you master this sound faster. Say these ten words out loud. To check whether […]

How familiar are you with the /u:/? Before I show you how to produce the /u:/, and its spellings, let’s have a look at ten everyday words with an /u:/ sound. Can you spot the /u:/? Pre-testing your knowledge will help you master this sound faster. Say these ten words out loud. To check whether […]

How familiar are you with the /ʌ/? Before I show you how to produce the /ʌ/, and its spellings, let’s have a look at ten everyday words with an /ʌ/ sound. Can you spot the /ʌ/? Pre-testing your knowledge will help you master this sound faster. Say these ten words out loud. To check whether […]

How familiar are you with the /ə/? Before I show you how to produce the /ə/, and its spellings, let’s have a look at ten everyday words with an /ə/ sound. Can you spot the /ə/? Pre-testing your knowledge will help you master this sound faster. Say these ten words out loud. To check whether […]

How familiar are you with the /aɪ/? Before I show you how to produce the /aɪ/, and its spellings, let’s have a look at ten everyday words with an /aɪ/ sound. Can you spot the /aɪ/? Pre-testing your knowledge will help you master this sound faster. Say these ten words out loud. To check whether […]

How familiar are you with the /aʊ/? Before I show you how to produce the /aʊ/, and its spellings, let’s have a look at ten everyday words with an /aʊ/ sound. Can you spot the /aʊ/? Pre-testing your knowledge will help you master this sound faster. Say these ten words out loud. To check whether […]

How familiar are you with the /eə/? Before I show you how to produce the /eə/, and its spellings, let’s have a look at ten everyday words with an /eə/ sound. Can you spot the /eə/? Pre-testing your knowledge will help you master this sound faster. Say these ten words out loud. To check whether […]

How familiar are you with the /eɪ/? Before I show you how to produce the /eɪ/, and its spellings, let’s have a look at ten everyday words with an /eɪ/ sound. Can you spot the /eɪ/? Pre-testing your knowledge will help you master this sound faster. Say these ten words out loud. To check whether […]