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Quick Pronunciation Exercise (20) – TENNIS

March 22, 2023March 22, 2023 Suzanne

It can really help you improve your pronunciation if you know the phonetic symbols and the sounds they represent. You don’t need to worry about learning to write them just to recognise them.

Can you decipher these 10 tennis-related words?

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

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Answers
1. clay
2. racket
3. forehand
4. ace
5. fault
6. umpire
7. deuce
8. advantage
9. tie-break
10. tournament

Quick Pronunciation Exercise (19) – FOOTBALL

March 22, 2023April 20, 2023 Suzanne

It can really help your pronunciation if you know the phonetic symbols and the sounds they represent. These quick exercises will help you learn the symbols.

Students often find that they can pronounce a ‘difficult’ word much more easily once they see it written phonetically, because English spelling is often quite treacherous, so to speak!

You will also see how often the schwa sound is used in English.

Can you work out these 12 football-related words?

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

SPEAKING SKILLS: CONVERSATION QUESTIONS

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

Football / Soccer

Books and Reading

Films and Cinema

Answers

1. kick-off
2. captain
3. pitch
4. striker
5. shoot
6. corner
7. tackle
8. foul
9. whistle
10. yellow card
11. equaliser
12. extra time

Quick Pronunciation Exercise (16) – Thanksgiving

November 23, 2017March 23, 2023 Suzanne

If you find English pronunciation difficult, I suggest learning the phonetic symbols and the sounds they represent.

These quick exercises are designed to help learn the symbols. Remember that you just need to recognise them, you don’t need to write them.

Can you ‘decipher’ these 10 words or phrases related with Thanksgiving?

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

Answers

1. turkey
2. stuffing
3. feast
4. pumpkin
5. gravy
6. harvest
7. native Americans
8. pilgrims
9. parade
10. grateful