PHONETICS

This is the first post about phonetics, which I intend to do throughout the year. If we learn the phonetic symbols and their sound, it will help us to improve our pronunciation in English.

I'm sure you must have wondered what those strange symbols that appear next to words in the dictionary are. They represent sounds, 44 different characters to represent them all. However, there are only 26 letters in the English alphabet. It may seem a bit challenging, but it is very important to become familiar with them. 
Watch the following video about the sounds of English. Click on the link below and wait for the video to upload.

The sounds of English

Now click on the image and listen to the different sounds, you can also hear an example of a word which contains that sound.

Let's do some practice now. Click on the image and try the following exercises:
- Phom' Chart quiz (on your left)
- Phonemic chart puzzle (on your left)
- Phonemic hangman (on your left)

And one more game. Learn to count syllables in English with: