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Pronunciation

Quick Pronunciation Exercise (7): Common Words

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If you find English pronunciation difficult, I suggest learning the phonetic symbols and the sounds they represent. These quick exercises are designed to help you learn the symbols in a fairly short time. Remember that you just need to recognise them, you don’t need to write them.

You might even be surprised at how simple some words are to pronounce after you see them written phonetically. You will also see how often the schwa sound is used in English.

Can you ‘decipher’ these words written phonetically?

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Check out the main Quick Pronunciation Exercises page with the full list of exercises and links to very useful pronunciation videos.

Answers

1. marriage
2. literature
3. birthday
4. love
5. biscuit
6. idea
7. social
8. society

 

Pronunciation

Quick Pronunciation Exercise (2): Common Words

Suzanne

It can really help your English pronunciation if you know the phonetic symbols and the sounds they represent.

Can you ‘decipher’ these common words written phonetically? These words are often mispronounced by English learners.

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Check out the main Quick Pronunciation Exercises page with the full list of exercises and links to useful pronunciation pages.

SPEAKING SKILLS: CONVERSATION QUESTIONS

Click on a topic for a list of conversation questions you can use in class or a language exchange.

Social Media

Music

Books and Reading

Films and Cinema

Football / Soccer

The Weather

Food, Cooking and Eating Out

Animals and Nature

Present Perfect

Conditionals

Answers

1. message
2. caught / court
3. public
4. someone
5. niece
6. stick
7. steak / stake
8. keys


Grammar Exercises

Spot the Grammar Mistakes (6)

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Which of these sentences are grammatically incorrect? Correct the mistakes.

  1. Can you stop to shout? I’ve got a bad headache.
  2. Let me give you some advice – don’t talk to her!
  3. I think is a pity.
  4. She’s been living here since she has twenty years old.
  5. I wish I could tell you.
  6. Your english is really good.
  7. Do you know what time leaves the train?


    Answers

    1. Can you stop shouting? I’ve got a bad headache.
    2. ✅
    3. I think it’s a pity.
    4. She’s been living here since she was twenty years old.
    5. ✅
    6. Your English is really good.
    7.  Do you know what time the train leaves?

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Really put your English skills to the test with my KEY WORD TRANSFORMATION EXERCISES

Exercise 1

Exercise 2

Exercise 3