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Written by Maria Fernandez

How to make the most of this course

Complete British English Pronunciation Course Overview How to make the most of this course

English pronunciation course

How to learn the phonetic alphabet fast

The fastest way to improve your English accent is with the help of the phonetic alphabet. That’s why I’ve used it in every lesson.

If you’re not familiar with the phonetic alphabet, you can learn it in less than two hours with my free course.

You’ll never regret having spent two hours learning it 🙂

Also, throughout this course I’ve used very few phonetic terms, but two that often come up are: voiced and voiceless.

If you’re not familiar with those terms, go to my free phonetic alphabet course for a quick answer.

Where to start & what to do next, and next …

The easiest and most effective way of doing this course is to go through the lessons in order, without skipping anything. That way you’ll avoid wasting your precious time figuring out what to do next.

You’ll be able to focus 100% on improving your English accent.

To start your course, go to “Lesson 1 / Pre-test your /æ/”. To move on from there, press the “Mark as Complete” button at the bottom. That will automatically take you to the next topic: “How to produce the /æ/”.

To move from “How to produce the /æ/” to the next topic, press the “Mark as Complete” button at the bottom.

And so on.

This is a step by step course. To learn fast, simply scroll down each page: read the text as it comes up, play all the flashcards, and say them out loud.

Note: if you don’t press the “Mark as Complete” button in all the lesson topics, you won’t be able to see the “Next Lesson” button.

How to get your course certificate

When you complete the 45 lessons in this course, plus the final exercise, you get a Certificate of Completion.

To be able to download your certificate, you need to get at least 80% of the answers right in each of the exercises. And you need to have marked all topics and lessons as complete.

To make sure you’ve marked them all, have a look at the course lesson plan. Press the “Expand All” button and check that all topics and lessons are ticked.

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Lesson 1: /æ/ – Example: HAT – FREE
6 Topics | 1 Exercise
Pre-test your /æ/
How to produce the /æ/
Spellings – /æ/
Mistakes to avoid – /æ/
Unexpected words – /æ/
Speaking drill – /æ/
Listening exercise – /æ/
Lesson 2: /a:/ – Example: ARM
6 Topics | 1 Exercise
Pre-test your /a:/
How to produce the /a:/
Spellings – /a:/
Mistakes to avoid – /a:/
Unexpected words – /a:/
Speaking drill – /a:/
Listening exercise – /a:/
Lesson 3: /e/ – Example: EGG
6 Topics | 1 Exercise
Pre-test your /e/
How to produce the /e/
Spellings – /e/
Mistakes to avoid – /e/
Unexpected words – /e/
Speaking drill – /e/
Listening exercise – /e/
Lesson 4: /ɜ:/ – Example: GIRL
6 Topics | 1 Exercise
Pre-test your /ɜ:/
How to produce the /ɜ:/
Spellings – /ɜ:/
Mistakes to avoid – /ɜ:/
Unexpected words – /ɜ:/
Speaking drill – /ɜ:/
Listening exercise – /ɜ:/
Lesson 5: /ɪ/ – Example: SHIP
6 Topics | 1 Exercise
Pre-test your /ɪ/
How to produce the /ɪ/
Spellings – /ɪ/
Mistakes to avoid – /ɪ/
Unexpected words – /ɪ/
Speaking drill – /ɪ/
Listening exercise – /ɪ/
Lesson 6: /i:/ – Example: SHEEP
7 Topics | 1 Exercise
Pre-test your /i:/
How to produce the /i:/
/i:/ versus /i/
Spellings – /i:/
Mistakes to avoid – /i:/
Unexpected words – /i:/
Speaking drill – /i:/
Listening exercise – /i:/
Lesson 7: /ɒ/ – Example: HOT
6 Topics | 1 Exercise
Pre-test your /ɒ/
How to produce the /ɒ/
Spellings – /ɒ/
Mistakes to avoid – /ɒ/
Unexpected words – /ɒ/
Speaking drill – /ɒ/
Listening exercise – /ɒ/
Lesson 8: /ɔ:/ – Example: SAW
6 Topics | 1 Exercise
Pre-test your /ɔ:/
How to produce the /ɔ:/
Spellings – /ɔ:/
Mistakes to avoid – /ɔ:/
Unexpected words – /ɔ:/
Speaking drill – /ɔ:/
Listening exercise – /ɔ:/
Lesson 9: /ʊ/ – Example: PULL
6 Topics | 1 Exercise
Pre-test your /ʊ/
How to produce the /ʊ/
Spellings – /ʊ/
Mistakes to avoid – /ʊ/
Unexpected words – /ʊ/
Speaking drill – /ʊ/
Listening exercise – /ʊ/
Lesson 10: /u:/ – Example: TOOTH
6 Topics | 1 Exercise
Pre-test your /u:/
How to produce the /u:/
Spellings – /u:/
Mistakes to avoid – /u:/
Unexpected words – /u:/
Speaking drill – /u:/
Listening exercise – /u:/
Lesson 11: /ʌ/ – Example: HUT
6 Topics | 1 Exercise
Pre-test your /ʌ/
How to produce the /ʌ/
Spellings – /ʌ/
Mistakes to avoid – /ʌ/
Unexpected words – /ʌ/
Speaking drill – /ʌ/
Listening exercise – /ʌ/
Lesson 12: /ə/ – Example: AGAIN
7 Topics | 1 Exercise
Pre-test your /ə/
The superscript /ə/: /ᵊ/
How to produce the /ə/
Spellings – /ə/
Mistakes to avoid – /ə/
Unexpected words – /ə/
Speaking drill – /ə/
Listening exercise – /ə/
Lesson 13: /aɪ/ – Example: MICE
6 Topics | 1 Exercise
Pre-test your /aɪ/
How to produce the /aɪ/
Spellings – /aɪ/
Mistakes to avoid – /aɪ/
Unexpected words – /aɪ/
Speaking drill – /aɪ/
Listening exercise – /aɪ/
Lesson 14: /aʊ/ – Example: NOW
6 Topics | 1 Exercise
Pre-test your /aʊ/
How to produce the /aʊ/
Spellings – /aʊ/
Mistakes to avoid – /aʊ/
Unexpected words – /aʊ/
Speaking drill – /aʊ/
Listening exercise – /aʊ/
Lesson 15: /eə/ – Example: PEAR
6 Topics | 1 Exercise
Pre-test your /eə/
How to produce the /eə/
Spellings – /eə/
Mistakes to avoid – /eə/
Unexpected words – /eə/
Speaking drill – /eə/
Listening exercise – /eə/
Lesson 16: /eɪ/ – Example: DATE
6 Topics | 1 Exercise
Pre-test your /eɪ/
How to produce the /eɪ/
Spellings – /eɪ/
Mistakes to avoid – /eɪ/
Unexpected words – /eɪ/
Speaking drill – /eɪ/
Listening exercise – /eɪ/
Lesson 17: /ɪə/ – Example: BEER
6 Topics | 1 Exercise
Pre-test your /ɪə/
How to produce the /ɪə/
Spellings – /ɪə/
Mistakes to avoid – /ɪə/
Unexpected words – /ɪə/
Speaking drill – /ɪə/
Listening exercise – /ɪə/
Lesson 18: /ɔɪ/ – Example: VOICE
6 Topics | 1 Exercise
Pre-test your /ɔɪ/
How to produce the /ɔɪ/
Spellings – /ɔɪ/
Mistakes to avoid – /ɔɪ/
Unexpected words – /ɔɪ/
Speaking drill – /ɔɪ/
Listening exercise – /ɔɪ/
Lesson 19: /əʊ/ – Example: COAST
6 Topics | 1 Exercise
Pre-test your /əʊ/
How to produce the /əʊ/
Spellings – /əʊ/
Mistakes to avoid – /əʊ/
Unexpected words – /əʊ/
Speaking drill – /əʊ/
Listening exercise – /əʊ/
Lesson 20: /ʊə/ – Example: TOUR
6 Topics | 1 Exercise
Pre-test your /ʊə/
How to produce the /ʊə/
Spellings – /ʊə/
Mistakes to avoid – /ʊə/
Unexpected words – /ʊə/
Speaking drill – /ʊə/
Listening exercise – /ʊə/
Lesson 21: /b/ – Example: BED
6 Topics | 1 Exercise
Pre-test your /b/
How to produce the /b/
Spellings – /b/
Mistakes to avoid – /b/
Unexpected words – /b/
Speaking drill – /b/
Listening exercise – /b/
Lesson 22: /d/ – Example: DOOR
6 Topics | 1 Exercise
Pre-test your /d/
How to produce the /d/
Spellings – /d/
Mistakes to avoid – /d/
Unexpected words – /d/
Speaking drill – /d/
Listening exercise – /d/
Lesson 23: /f/ – Example: FAST
6 Topics | 1 Exercise
Pre-test your /f/
How to produce the /f/
Spellings – /f/
Mistakes to avoid – /f/
Unexpected words – /f/
Speaking drill – /f/
Listening exercise – /f/
Lesson 24: /g/ – Example: GO
6 Topics | 1 Exercise
Pre-test your /g/
How to produce the /g/
Spellings – /g/
Mistakes to avoid – /g/
Unexpected words – /g/
Speaking drill – /g/
Listening exercise – /g/
Lesson 25: /h/ – Example: HAND
6 Topics | 1 Exercise
Pre-test your /h/
How to produce the /h/
Spellings – /h/
Mistakes to avoid – /h/
Unexpected words – /h/
Speaking drill – /h/
Listening exercise – /h/
Lesson 26: /k/ – Example: KIT
6 Topics | 1 Exercise
Pre-test your /k/
How to produce the /k/
Spellings – /k/
Mistakes to avoid – /k/
Unexpected words – /k/
Speaking drill – /k/
Listening exercise – /k/
Lesson 27: light L – Example: LIP
6 Topics | 1 Exercise
Pre-test your light L
How to produce the light L
Spellings – light L
Mistakes to avoid – light L
Unexpected words – light L
Speaking drill – light L
Listening exercise – The light L
Lesson 28: dark L – Example: WALL
6 Topics | 1 Exercise
Pre-test your dark L
How to produce the dark L
Spellings – dark L
Mistakes to avoid – dark L
Unexpected words – dark L
Speaking drill – dark L
Listening exercise – The dark L
Lesson 29: /m/ – Example: MAN
6 Topics | 1 Exercise
Pre-test your /m/
How to produce the /m/
Spellings – /m/
Mistakes to avoid – /m/
Unexpected words – /m/
Speaking drill – /m/
Listening exercise – /m/
Lesson 30: /n/ – Example: NET
6 Topics | 1 Exercise
Pre-test your /n/
How to produce the /n/
Spellings – /n/
Mistakes to avoid – /n/
Unexpected words – /n/
Speaking drill – /n/
Listening exercise – /n/
Lesson 31: /ŋ/ – Example: RING
6 Topics | 1 Exercise
Pre-test your /ŋ/
How to produce the /ŋ/
Spellings – /ŋ/
Mistakes to avoid – /ŋ/
Unexpected words – /ŋ/
Speaking drill – /ŋ/
Listening exercise – /ŋ/
Lesson 32: /p/ – Example: PEN
6 Topics | 1 Exercise
Pre-test your /p/
How to produce the /p/
Spellings – /p/
Mistakes to avoid – /p/
Unexpected words – /p/
Speaking drill – /p/
Listening exercise – /p/
Lesson 33: /r/ – Example: RAT
6 Topics | 1 Exercise
Pre-test your /r/
How to produce the /r/
Spellings – /r/
Mistakes to avoid – /r/
Unexpected words – /r/
Speaking drill – /r/
Listening exercise – /r/
Lesson 34: /s/ – Example: SUN
6 Topics | 1 Exercise
Pre-test your /s/
How to produce the /s/
Spellings – /s/
Mistakes to avoid – /s/
Unexpected words – /s/
Speaking drill – /s/
Listening exercise – /s/
Lesson 35: /ʃ/ – Example: SHOE
6 Topics | 1 Exercise
Pre-test your /ʃ/
How to produce the /ʃ/
Spellings – /ʃ/
Mistakes to avoid – /ʃ/
Unexpected words – /ʃ/
Speaking drill – /ʃ/
Listening exercise – /ʃ/
Lesson 36: /ʒ/ – Example: MEASURE
6 Topics | 1 Exercise
Pre-test your /ʒ/
How to produce the /ʒ/
Spellings – /ʒ/
Mistakes to avoid – /ʒ/
Unexpected words – /ʒ/
Speaking drill – /ʒ/
Listening exercise – /ʒ/
Lesson 37: /dʒ/ – Example: JET
6 Topics | 1 Exercise
Pre-test your /dʒ/
How to produce the /dʒ/
Spellings – /dʒ/
Mistakes to avoid – /dʒ/
Unexpected words – /dʒ/
Speaking drill – /dʒ/
Listening exercise – /dʒ/
Lesson 38: /t/ – Example: TEA
6 Topics | 1 Exercise
Pre-test your /t/
How to produce the /t/
Spellings – /t/
Mistakes to avoid – /t/
Unexpected words – /t/
Speaking drill – /t/
Listening exercise – /t/
Lesson 39: /tʃ/ – Example: CHEESE
6 Topics | 1 Exercise
Pre-test your /tʃ/
How to produce the /tʃ/
Spellings – /tʃ/
Mistakes to avoid – /tʃ/
Unexpected words – /tʃ/
Speaking drill – /tʃ/
Listening exercise – /tʃ/
Lesson 40: /θ/ – Example: THIN
6 Topics | 1 Exercise
Pre-test your /θ/
How to produce the /θ/
Spellings – /θ/
Mistakes to avoid – /θ/
Unexpected words – /θ/
Speaking drill – /θ/
Listening exercise – /θ/
Lesson 41: /ð/ – Example: THE
6 Topics | 1 Exercise
Pre-test your /ð/
How to produce the /ð/
Spellings – /ð/
Mistakes to avoid – /ð/
Unexpected words – /ð/
Speaking drill – /ð/
Listening exercise – /ð/
Lesson 42: /v/ – Example: VAN
6 Topics | 1 Exercise
Pre-test your /v/
How to produce the /v/
Spellings – /v/
Mistakes to avoid – /v/
Unexpected words – /v/
Speaking drill – /v/
Listening exercise – /v/
Lesson 43: /w/ – Example: WET
6 Topics | 1 Exercise
Pre-test your /w/
How to produce the /w/
Spellings – /w/
Mistakes to avoid – /w/
Unexpected words – /w/
Speaking drill – /w/
Listening exercise – /w/
Lesson 44: /j/ – Example: YES
6 Topics | 1 Exercise
Pre-test your /j/
How to produce the /j/
Spellings – /j/
Mistakes to avoid – /j/
Unexpected words – /j/
Speaking drill – /j/
Listening exercise – /j/
Lesson 45: /z/ – Example: ZOO
6 Topics | 1 Exercise
Pre-test your /z/
How to produce the /z/
Spellings – /z/
Mistakes to avoid – /z/
Unexpected words – /z/
Speaking drill – /z/
Listening exercise – /z/
Where to go from here
1 Topic | 1 Exercise
How to improve your accent fast
Final exercise – Get your certificate
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