What's the pronunciation?  

This is a pronunciation game I made up called 'What's the pronunciation?'

Average: 3.2 (64 votes)
Rhyming blockbusters  

This is a game to practise the vowel and diphthong sounds of the English sound system and the various ways in which these sounds are spelt.

Average: 3.2 (19 votes)
Pronunciation of past simple verbs  

This is an activity to help students consider the differences in pronunciation of regular past verbs. It allows students to find the solutions themselves, making the language more memorable.

Average: 3.8 (14 votes)
C for consonant, V for vowel  
This is an activity to be carried out before introducing phonemic symbols. It is designed to teach students:
Average: 3.3 (6 votes)
Sound discrimination  

This is an activity to help students differentiate and produce the short / I / sound as in 'milk' and the longer / i: / sound as in 'beef', although it can be adapted to any pair of sounds which your students have differentiation problems with.

Average: 3.5 (4 votes)
Rhyming pair game  

This activity is a pronunciation and memory game. It works best if you split the class into small groups. You will need to produce a set of cards for each group with one word on each card.

Average: 2.9 (7 votes)
The tongue twister game  

All levels and ages enjoy tongue twisters. They work well as a warm-up to get students speaking, and they help students to practise pronouncing difficult sounds in English.

Average: 2 (3 votes)
Homophone game  

This game is a natural follow on from the Homophone dictation and can be used to help the students practise and remember homophones.

Average: 2.7 (6 votes)
Homophones dictation  

Homophones can be one of the reasons students spell or hear something incorrectly. By raising learners' awareness of these types of words in an open and fun manner,

Average: 2.8 (4 votes)
Remembering the phonemes  

Learning and remembering the phonemic symbols can be quite a challenge. Here are some ideas and activities which can help even lower levels with this.

Average: 2.3 (3 votes)
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