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Pronunciation Materials


Dictation Race.
Great game to focus student attention on the importance of correct pronunciation. Pairs of students race each other to correctly dictate a small passage of writing to their partners who must copy every letter precisely.

International Phonetic Alphabet
Here are the 44 phonemes of Standard English. We all know there are countless accents which means countless varieties of the sounds on this page, but it's a good starting point.

The English Consonants - Articulation Chart
This is a Word document (26k) showing the place and manner of articulation of the 24 consonants that make up Standard English. If you prefer, there is also a graphic of the same chart. Open the link and save the graphic onto your computer where you can then print it off.

Dominoes to practice pronunciation of 'æ', 'aar' and 'ai' sounds.
Students put words with the same sound together. The three sounds practiced here are:

  • 'æ' as in cat
  • 'arr' as in father
  • 'ai' as in name

Dominoes to practice pronunciation of 'or', 'err' and 'eee' sounds.
Students put words with the same sound together. The three sounds practiced here are:

  • 'or' as in door
  • 'er' as in bird
  • 'ee' as in wheel

Dominoes to practice pronunciation of 'ee' and 'i' sounds.
Students put words with the same sound together. The two sounds practiced here are:

  • 'ee' as in sheep
  • 'i' as in ship

Eric asks 'What is Your Name?'
The teacher models the sentence 'What is your name?' in a variety of ways and students have to choose the most appropriate word from this sheet. Good for focusing students' attention on the importance of intonation.

Dominoes to practice pronunciation of 'o', 'oo' and 'or' sounds.
As in normal dominoes, students have to put words that have the same sounds together. The three sounds practiced here are:

  • 'o' as in stop
  • 'oo' as in took
  • 'or' as in law

Past Simple Endings
Answer Sheet
Students practice the endings of regular past tense verbs and have to classify them into three groups.

Dominoes to practice pronunciation of 'u', 'æ' and 'e' sounds.
As in normal dominoes, students have to put words that have the same sounds together. The three sounds practiced here are:

  • 'u' as in pup
  • 'æ' as in cat
  • 'e' as in well

Stress Pattern Dominoes.
Students have to put words and stress patterns together so they match, as in real dominoes. For example, /..*../ would go next to 'university', etc, etc.

Dominoes to practice pronunciation of the voiced and unvoiced 'th' sounds and 'f'.
As in normal dominoes, students have to put words that have the same sounds together. The three sounds practiced here are:

  • 'th' as in mother
  • 'th' as in think
  • 'f' as in fine

Homophone Card Game.
Card turning game where students must find pairs of homophones. An example of two homophones are the words 'brake' and 'break' which are spelt differently but have the same pronunciation.