INSTRUCTIONS

CHART

The chart shows the sounds of English. Each sound has a symbol and with these sounds you can say all the words in the dictionary, and every piece of grammar!

The chart is also a map. It shows the three kinds of sound; vowel, diphthong, consonant. It also shows you HOW and WHERE to make the sound in your mouth.

To use the chart:

Learn to hear the differences between the sounds, and practise saying each sound, with and without the sample word.

Watch the video below for a guided tour of the chart with its creator, Adrian Underhill.

Guided tour of the chart 5:21

PLAY (online)


WORDLIST

The wordlist contains around 650 items of vocabulary, with their phonemic transcriptions. These words have been selected as they are both useful high frequency ones and potentially challenging to pronounce.

Scroll through the list to see all of the words, then tap on a word to hear it.

You can also record your own pronunciation to help you improve and overcome problem sounds. Tap on the Record button at the bottom of the screen, then speak clearly. Tap on the green Play button to playback your recording. You can alternate between playing back your recording and the wordlist audio.


PRACTICE

There are three practice modes included with the app: Read, Write and Listen. These let you explore the different elements of pronunciation.

When you start an activity you will be asked to choose between practising just one specific phoneme, or all phonemes. If you choose one phoneme you will need to select the one you want to focus on from the phonemic keyboard.

QUIZ

There are two different quiz types included with the app: 3 Minutes and 3 Lives. Both of these can be played focusing on reading, writing or listening. These function in a similar way to the Practice modes.

When you select Quiz you will be asked to choose between Read, Write or Listen. You will then need to choose to play either 3 Minutes or 3 Lives.