Listen & Repeat
The Phonemic Alphabet
Question
What is the difference between pronunciation and accent?
Answer
Pronunciation gives speach clarity. An accent is charming!
A mini course to the “Making of your English Voice”
Introduction to the Phonemic Alphabet to help you familiarise yourself with the sounds of English
This course includes:
- an introduction to the 20 wovel sounds and 24 consonant sounds of English
- how to listen & repeat and record your voice so that you own each sound
- a 15 minute zoom call to test your pronunciation
- a detailed report on your current ability, where to improve, and how to achieve your goal
Express your voice!
Listen to the instructions below
Download the Phonemic Alphabet and the list of proposed online radio stations
SHORT VOWELS
/æ/
cat /kæt/
apple /æpəl/
/e/
pencil /pensəl/
hen /hen/ & egg /eg/
/ɪ/
increase /ɪnkriːs/
pin /pɪn/
/ʌ/
cup /kʌp/
umbrella /ʌmbrelə/
/ʊ/
book /bʊk/
foot /fʊt/
LONG VOWELS
/ɑː/
heart /hɑːrt/
laugh /lɑːf/
/iː/
key /kiː/
speaker /spiːkər/
/ɜː/
girl /gɜːʳl/
earth /ɜːʳθ/
/ɔː/
board /bɔːd/
water /wɔːtəʳ/
/uː/
stool /stuːl/
two /tuː/
DIPHTHONGS
/eə/
aeroplane /eərəpleɪn/
pear /peəʳ/
/ɪə/
ear /ɪə/
idea /aɪdɪə/
/aɪ/
eye /aɪ/
time /taɪm/
/eɪ/
eight /eɪt/
table /teɪbəl/
/ɔɪ/
coin /kɔɪn/
boy /bɔɪ/
/əʊ/
snow /snəʊ/
Mozart /məʊtsɑːt/
/aʊ/
owl /aʊ/
house /haʊs/
/ʊə/
moor /mʊəʳ/
pure
/ə/
banana /bənænə/
tomato /təmɑːtoʊ/
CONSONANTS
/b/
ball /bɔːl/
/tʃ/
chair /tʃeəʳ/
/d/
dog /dɒg/
/f/
fish /fɪʃ/
/g/
guitar /gɪtɑːʳ/
/h/
headphones /hedfoʊnz/
/ʤ/
Japan /dʒəˈpæn/
/k/
cake /keɪk/
/l/
lamp /læmp/
/m/
mountain /maʊntɪn/
/n/
knife /naɪf/
/ŋ/
ring /rɪŋ/
/p/
pelican /pelɪkən/
/r/
recycle /riːsaɪkəl/
/s/
swim /swɪm/
/ʃ/
ship /ʃɪp/
/ʒ/
Asia /ˈeɪʒə/
/t/
taxi /tæksi/
/ð/
clothes /kloʊðz/
/θ/
three /θriː/
/v/
volcano /vɒlkeɪnoʊ/
/w/
watch /wɒtʃ/
/j/
You /ju:/
/z/
zebra /zebrə/
Well done!
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English voice is!