Word stress
Identify the pattern of stressed and unstressed syllables
Learning English
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US or UK pronunciation
Can you tell the difference between UK and US English?
Bed or bad?
Learn how to pronounce some different vowel sounds
Intonation
Learn how intonation can affect the meaning of certain words
Hey!
Learn about different exclamations
What do they look like?
Listen to descriptions of people and choose the right picture
Sit or seat?
Listen out for the different vowel sounds
Come or calm?
Learn how to pronounce some different vowel sounds
Word stress
Learn about word stress in short words
More word stress
Try some more activities about word stress in short words
Word Stress in long words
Try some activities about word stress in three-syllable words
Don't annoy your little sister
Learn about some different words beginning with A
How to make a healthy breakfast
Follow a simple recipe and choose the right words to fill some gaps
Word stress four syllable words
Identify the pattern of stressed and unstressed syllables in these long words
Is or was?
Test whether you can hear unstressed words in the middle of a sentence
Describing what you see
Match two halves of a sentence together
Making decisions
Read these phrases about decision making and see if you can understand their meaning
It or eat
Learn more about pronouncing e and i sounds
Burn or bun?
Learn how to pronounce some different vowel sounds
Bold or bald?
Learn how to pronounce some different vowel sounds
Do you hear the difference?
This exercise will help you with similar but different sounds
Stars or stores?
Can you hear the difference between these sounds?
What did you think of the movie?
Choose the correct word to complete the conversations
Spoken or written?
Choose whether some sentences are more common in spoken or written English
Fronting substitution and ellipsis
Identify some elements of spoken English
Syllable stress
In this listening and pronunciation activity, listen to the different words related to health and decide which syllable stress pattern they follow.
Long and short 'i'
This pronunciation and listening activity practises pronouncing the long and short 'i' sound. Listen and decide which 'i' sound you hear first.
Consonant sounds
This pronunciation and listening activity practises the pronunciation of three consonant sounds. Listen to the different words and decide which consonant sound you hear.
Stressed words and meaning
Listen to the speaker stress a particular word and understand how this can illustrate the speaker's attitude. Match the statement with its meaning.
Syllable stress
This pronunciation and listening activity practises syllable stress. Listen to the different words and decide which syllable stress pattern they follow.