Category: English Pronunciation

The way we spell things in English is not always the way we pronounce them. Take these four letters, for example, o-u-g-h. How do we pronounce them? There are up…

Eek! 😬 Do you have difficulty spelling and pronouncing English words with a long ‘ee’ sound? The long ‘ee’ sound has six different spellings in English… but don’t despair! Thomas…

Never make a mistake when you say ‘ch’ words in English again! The English words ‘chemist’, ‘nonchalantly’ and ‘cheese’ start with the same two letters but are pronounced differently. But…

Practise your pronunciation and improve your speaking with this pronunciation quiz and pronunciation practice activity. The answer to the quiz question is: lab Well done if you got it right.

How do you say ‘proposed’? There are two syllables: pro-posed The stress is on the second syllable: pro-POSED ‘s’ is pronounced /z/ In phonemic script, the word is written like…

Watch the video and complete the activity here: https://www.bbc.co.uk/learningenglish/english/course/english-you-need/unit-29/session-3 How do you say ‘renovation’? There are four syllables: re-no-va-tionThe stress is on the third syllable: re-no-VA-tionThe final syllable ‘tion’ is…

Watch the video and complete the activity here: https://www.bbc.co.uk/learningenglish/english/course/english-you-need/unit-28/session-3 How do you say ‘independence’? There are four syllables: in-de-pen-dence. The stress is on the third syllable: in-de-PEN-dence. ‘e’ is pronounced…

Watch the video and complete the activity here: https://www.bbc.co.uk/learningenglish/english/course/english-you-need/unit-27/session-3 How do you say ‘threatened’? There are two syllables: threat-ened.The stress is on the first syllable: THREAT-ened.There’s a short /ə/ sound…

Watch the video and complete the activity here: https://www.bbc.co.uk/learningenglish/english/course/english-you-need/unit-26/session-3 How do you say ‘arrested’? There are three syllables: a-rres-ted.The stress is on the second syllable: a-RRES-ted.The ‘ed’ is pronounced /ɪd/In…

Watch the video and complete the activity here: https://www.bbc.co.uk/learningenglish/english/course/english-you-need/unit-25/session-3 How do you say ‘dementia’? There are three syllables: de-men-tiaThe stress is on the second syllable: de-MEN-tia‘tia’ is pronounced /ʃə/In phonemic…

Watch the video and complete the activity here: https://www.bbc.co.uk/learningenglish/english/course/english-you-need/unit-24/session-3 How do you say ’emissions’? There are three syllables: e-mi-ssionsThe stress is on the second syllable: e-MI-ssions‘ss’ is pronounced /ʃ/In phonemic…

Watch the video and complete the activity on our website: https://www.bbc.co.uk/learningenglish/english/course/english-you-need/unit-23/session-3 How do you say ‘campaign’? There are two syllables: cam-paignThe stress is on the second syllable: cam-PAIGN‘paign’ is pronounced…

An official report has warned that victims of stalking and harassment are being left at risk in England and Wales.If something is official, it means it has been approved by…

The British Prime Minister Theresa May is promising to work with humility and resolve as the government prepares to outline its policies and plans in the Queen’s Speech this morning.…

Here’s how to pronounce the English word ‘vaccine’. In Pronunciation in the News, we take an English word that’s dominating the news headlines and teach you how to say it…