This video will teach you a general pronunciation rule for short words (with one syllable) with a final silent ‘e’. Watch the video and do the short exercise. Many English words follow this rule but please remember, as with most rules, there are exceptions! Can you think of any?
Have you watched the Diphthong Video (Vowel Sounds Part 2: Dipthongs)? Do you know the phonetic symbols and sounds? Then it’s time to practise! Click on the link below and try out the diphthong exercise.
Hi again. I hope you’ve enjoyed watching the monophthongs video and the exercise for long vowels? This is the second exercise that goes with the monophthongs video (Vowel Sounds Part 1). You can practise the short vowels of British English. The style of the exercise is very similar to the long vowels exercise. Try it … Continue reading
Have you watched the monophthong video (vowel sounds part 1)? Then you’re ready for this one. In this video you can practise the long vowel sounds of British English. Try it out and see how many you get right!
This video will teach you the twelve single vowel sounds of English, also called monophthongs. You will learn the following sounds: /i:/, /ɪ/, /ʊ/, /u:/, /ɒ/, /ɔ:/, /ʌ/, /ɑ:/, /e/, /ə/, /æ/ and /ɜ:/. This video comes with two exercises on long and short vowel sounds. You can find them in the pronunciation category on … Continue reading
This video will help you pronounce the double voewls of the English language, also called diphthongs. You will learn the following sounds: /aɪ/, /eɪ/, /ɔɪ/, /əʊ/, /aʊ/, /ɪə/, /eə/ and /ʊə/. Try out the activity at the end of the clip and leave me a post with your own sentence! Have fun!