Beginning Phonics: Long and Short Vowels [for Japanese Learners]
Practice telling the difference between short and long vowel sounds for a, e, i, o, and u. Please note that this worksheet is for ESL students with a very basic understanding of phonics and vowel ...
Pronunciation: Minimal Pairs and Reading Practice
These are a pair of exercises that I have created to tackle certain confusing sounds for the Spanish speaker who is learning English. I'm sure that it can be modified to reflect the needs of your ...
The Schwa
This worksheet provides many activities and simple explanations as to what "The Schwa" is and how to listen for it and produce it. Some of the exercises have been taken and modified from other wor ...
Phonetic Alphabet
Phonetic alphabet with some examples of pronunciation. Students find it a lot easier when they see the word in normal English and then the equivalent in pronunciation. The phonetic symbols are giv ...
Arthur the Rat
A great listening activity when studying British and American accents. The same tale is read by a Bristish and an American speakers, so your students can compare the pronunciation. Both readers re ...
Funny Tongue Twisters
A list of funny short tongue-twisters to practice sounds in your class! Great in the beginning of the lesson! Have a nice time with English!
The Speech Mechanism - Basic Concepts
Two activities to revise some basic concepts about phonetics and phonology and the speech mechanism. The exercises are mainly based on Finch and Ortiz Lira's "A Course in English Phonetics for Spa ...
Short Vowel Board Game
I've made this game board for the yougsters among us who are just starting to read. There are not only cvc words but all words have the short vowel sound. sts also have to ask or answer simple que ...
Song Worksheet: One Headlight by Wallflowers [WITH VIDEO]
This is a song called "One Headlight" from Wallflowers that works really well to practice as a listening activity and to increase vocabulary.Kids love it because it tells a story and also it's no ...
Alliteration Worksheet
1. Alliteration is the repetition of a beginning sound to create a certain effect. They may be vowel or consonant sounds. Alliterations appear on only a few words in a poem to highlight or empha ...
Homophones Cards
Students will cut homophone words and paste them under a clipart picture to show their meanings. This will help them learn different meanings of homophones. This activity is followed by a multiple ...
Homophones
Students will cut homophone words and paste them under a clipart picture to show their meanings. This will help them learn different meanings of homophones. This activity is followed by a multiple ...
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