Wednesday 6 March 2013

Phonetics

These are several online resources that can be helpful to practise and improve pronunciation.

Ship or Sheep website displays some lists of words that focus on the differentiation of a particular sound by comparing minimal pairs.




Oxford University Press: New File.
  • This web page introduces the phonemic symbols of English by associating them to pictures that represent a word that contains a particular sound. Phonems and words can be listened to by dragging the mouse on the pictures.


  • Stress monsters is a game aimed at identifying the stressed syllable in different words.


Learn English Kids (British Council) also includes several resources to practise spelling and phonetic awareness.


  • Tricky words. This section contains matching activities and tests to practise spelling related to a particular phoneme.

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