Below are some common homophones in English: Here’s a comprehensive List of English Homophones (BrEng).
OpenTag: Pronunciation
Pronunciation practice
Improving your intonation with Lyrics: Chunking & Chanting
PART I: Chunking We will apply what we learnt about Intonation & Stress: Pick one of the following Lyrics and print it out: A1: What can I do (The Corrs) – Lyrics A2: Enjoy the silence (Depeche Mode) – Lyrics B1: Spending my time (Roxette) – Lyrics B2: Dear Jessie (Madonna) – Lyrics C1: Brand new day (Sting) – Lyrics Mark all the pauses […]
OpenEnglish Intonation & Stress
Click on the following link to open a presentation on Intonation&Stress. Once you have read it, look at the following speech and listen to the clip below: EXERCISE: Underline all the content words. How many did you underline? Mark all the pauses with a forward slash, as in the example. How many pauses are there in […]
OpenSilent Letters
Here’s a link to an activity on Silent letters in a number of English words.
OpenTest your transcription skills!
Print out and complete the following Transcription Exercise to practise phonetics.
OpenEnglish vowels, consonants & diphthongs
We shall look at and discuss the following presentation on the English Sounds in class: You can download an interactive Phonemic Chart here (with sound). EXERCISES: Click on the following links to access a handout on English sounds (vowels, diphthongs and consonants), and then complete the English sounds exercise. Check what you’ve learned with these online exercises: Vowel […]
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