Pronunciation
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Why Pronunciation Matters
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Ending Sounds
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Long Vowels
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Consonants
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Word Stress
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Common Word Issues
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Why Pronunciation Matters
Clear pronunciation helps people understand you easily.
It also helps you sound more natural and improve your IELTS score.
Be Understood
Sounds More Natural
Improve Your IELTS Score
Clear pronunciation helps people understand you more easily.
Good pronunciation makes you sound more natural and confident
In IELTS Speaking, clear pronunciation can improve your score.
Ending Sounds
Common problems
Missing final sounds can cause misunderstandings.
They heard:
Missing ending -ed sounds
i work_ _ here for five years...
So... you still work there
(Because without -ed, it sounds like the present, not past)
Missing -s / plural
I watched movie_ last weekend.
Missing consonant clusters
"I bought sik egg_."
(Because without -s, the listener can't tell if it was one movie or many)
One movie... or several?
Sorry... did you mean six eggs?
(Because without the final /ks/ sound, "six" can sound like "sik".)
Ending Sounds Practice
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Ending Sounds
–ed endings
– s & – es endings
Contractions
Consonant Clusters
(2)
Consonant
Clusters
(3)
Long Vowels
Using the wrong vowel sound can change the meaning.
sheep /ʃiːp/ → ship /ʃɪp/
If you use the short vowel /ɪ/ instead of the long vowel /iː/, then your meaning can change.
Long Vowels Minimal Pairs
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Long Vowels
/iː/ vs /i/
/uː/ vs /ʊ/
/ɔː/ vs /ɒ/
/ɜː/ vs /e/
/ɑː/ vs /æ/
sheep – ship
food – foot
door – dog
bird – bed
cart – cat
Consonants
Using the wrong consonant can change your meaning.
van /væn/ → fan /fæn/
Consonants Minimal Pairs
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Consonants
/p/ vs /b/
/f/ vs /v/
/tʃ/ vs /ʃ/
/k/ vs /g/
/θ/ vs /ð/
pen – ben
fine – vine
think – this
cap – gap
ship – chip
Word Stress
If you stress the wrong syllable, your meaning can change. Compare PREsent (noun) with preSENT (verb).
How word stress works
Every word has one main stressed syllable. The stressed syllable is usually louder, longer, and clearer.
Example: de-CI-sion
Word Stess
Two - syllable
words
Three - syllable
words
-tion/
-sion
-ic/
-ical
-ity/
-ety
If you stress the wrong syllable, your meaning can change and cause misunderstanings.
Choose a word stress topic to explore and practise. Tap a circle to see the rules of word stress with examples.
Common Words, Common Problems
In this section, you will practise words that many learners often mispronounce.
These are words that many learners often pronounce incorrectly.
Practising them will help you speak more clearly.
Silent Letters
Schwa and Weak Forms
Homophones
IELTS Topic Words
Everyday
Words
Common
Words,
Common
Problems
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