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Pronunciation - sometimes known as “pro-nuhn-see-EY-shuhn” - is one of the simplest ESL topics to explain, at least in theory; and also one of the hardest for students to get exactly right. As you know, there’s a big gap between grammatical fluency and native-sounding speech - and even long before that, in ESL levels one and two, it’s crucial to make sure students pronounce their vocabulary words in ways that’ll be easily understandable to native speakers. But sometimes, they just can’t seem to hear the difference between their pronunciation and yours - which can be a tough barrier to break through.

Depending on the level of your class, you might take any of a number of different approaches when teaching pronunciation. You might pause the lesson when a student’s pronunciation is wrong, and repeat the word with him or her until it sounds better. You might ask your students to work through lists of commonly mispronounced words, saying each one carefully. If you’ve got a large class, you might pair your students up, and have them repeat certain tricky words back-and-forth to each other. Or you might do all these things, and more.

Whatever your approach, BusyTeacher.org has 230 pronunciation worksheets to back you up. No matter what level your students are, what theme you want to use in your lesson, or what kinds of pronunciation exercises you want to organize, we’ve got worksheets to fit the bill. When you step into your classroom with BusyTeacher.org pronunciation worksheets, you’ll know you’re ready to get an engaging, challenging exercise started - even if you’ve had to prepare in a hurry at the last minute. (Hey, it happens, right?)

The 230 pronunciation worksheets here on BusyTeacher.org draw inspiration from every topic imaginable - from basic vocabulary and grammar to popular songs and movies. It doesn’t matter if you’re looking for a simple on-paper exercise, a light-hearted activity, or a high-energy game - somewhere in our collection you’ll find exactly what you’re looking for.

In fact, we guarantee that your students will like any worksheet you choose. Why? Because every worksheet here on BusyTeacher.org was created and tested in the classrooms of real ESL teachers just like you. All our worksheets are available thanks to the contributions of our worldwide community of teachers - and it’s a community that we’d love you to join, too. If you’ve got a worksheet that’s worked well in your classroom, just click the “Submit a worksheet” button at the bottom of this page to share it with ESL teachers around the globe.

Not sure which worksheet to choose? No problem! Just choose from one of our top ten most popular pronunciation worksheets - or browse through the collection in thumbnail view, so you can see a snapshot of each worksheet before you download it. Once you’ve found some worksheets you like, just grab ‘em, print’ em, and put ‘em to use. They’re all completely free to modify and share as you see fit.

It’s all waiting - so take a look, and print out any worksheets that catch your eye. They’ll be winners in your classroom - we guarantee it!

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Songs and Phonetics: Kidnap the Sandy Claws

Songs and Phonetics: Kidnap the Sandy Claws

Hello, this is another activity dealing with phonetics symbols, this time it is a song from a movie called The Nightmare Before Christmas, directed by Tim Burton. Students have to complete the lyr ...
10 Views 22,183 All
Songs and Phonetics: This is Halloween

Songs and Phonetics: This is Halloween

Hello, this is another activity dealing with phonetics symbols, this time it is a song from a good movie directed by Tim Burton, The Nightmare Before Christmas. Students have to complete the lyric ...
61 Views 102,665 All
Prepositions of Place

Prepositions of Place

This worksheet provides prompts for students to make their own examples. I ususally have them practice pronunciation and check learning and understanding. They practice a telephone conversation in ...
12 Views 16,069 BegElem
The Golem of Prague: Pronunciation and Short Stories

The Golem of Prague: Pronunciation and Short Stories

Hello, this is the fifth activity of a series to come dealing with pronunciation. These are activities I create to use in class, the stories are taken from http://www.storynory.com from where you ...
14 Views 27,757 All
Consonant-Vowel-Consonant Board Game

Consonant-Vowel-Consonant Board Game

, Pronunciation
This board game is a useful way to practice sounds, reading of consonant-vowel-consonant combinations. There are words to be read and pictures to be named. You can play with students in pars, grou ...
24 Views 35,742 BegElem
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The Town Mouse and the Country Mouse: Pronunciation and Short Stories

The Town Mouse and the Country Mouse: Pronunciation and Short Stories

, Pronunciation
Hello, this is the fourth activity of a series to come dealing with pronunciation. These are activities I create to use in class, the stories are taken from http://www.storynory.com from where you ...
14 Views 20,347 All
Bingo for Practice with Numbers

Bingo for Practice with Numbers

This game is excellent speaking and listening practice for beginning students of all ages. Students should have been introduced to numbers from 1-20 and multiples of 10 up to 90. Students should ...
19 Views 59,199 BegElemPre-Int
Top 20 Tongue Twisters: Poster

Top 20 Tongue Twisters: Poster

Want to have some fun with your class today? Start with one (or more) of these top 20 tongue twisters! But first make sure you can pronounce them properly yourself! :) Click the image below to v ...
87 Views 439,509 All
Songs and Phonetics: Set Fire to the Rain by Adele

Songs and Phonetics: Set Fire to the Rain by Adele

Hello, this is another activity dealing with phonetics symbols, this time it is a song from another great voice, Adele, and the song is Set fire to the rain. The first part is a wordpuzzle in whic ...
22 Views 30,750 All
Songs and Phonetics: Can't Take My Eyes Off You by Muse

Songs and Phonetics: Can't Take My Eyes Off You by Muse

Hello, this is another activity dealing with phonetics symbols, this time it is a song from a well-knwon band called Muse, and the song is Can't take my eyes off you. In the first exercise SS have ...
54 Views 155,469 All
Short Straw: Pronunciation and Short Stories

Short Straw: Pronunciation and Short Stories

, Pronunciation
Hello, this is the third activity of a series to come dealing with pronunciation. These are activities I create to use in class, the stories are taken from http://www.storynory.com from where you ...
11 Views 14,895 All
The Princess and the Pea: Pronunciation and Short Stories

The Princess and the Pea: Pronunciation and Short Stories

, Pronunciation
Hello, this is the first activity of a series to come dealing with pronunciation. These are activities I create to use in class, this story was taken from http://www.short-stories.co.uk/ Unfortun ...
16 Views 25,379 All
Song Worksheet: You Know I'm No Good by Amy Winehouse

Song Worksheet: You Know I'm No Good by Amy Winehouse

Hello, this is another activity dealing with phonetics symbols, this time it is a song from one of the best voices I have ever heard - Amy Winehouse - and the song is You know I'm no Good, it's a ...
7 Views 16,518 All
Pronunciation and Short Stories 1

Pronunciation and Short Stories 1

Hello, this is the first activity of a series to come dealing with pronunciation. These are activities I create to use in class, the stories are taken from http://www.storynory.com from where ...
21 Views 21,321 All
Beginning Phonics: Long and Short Vowels [for Japanese Learners]

Beginning Phonics: Long and Short Vowels [for Japanese Learners]

Pronunciation
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 ...
4 Views 40,701 Elem
Pronunciation: Minimal Pairs and Reading Practice

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 ...
52 Views 100,302 Pre-IntIntAdvExam
The Schwa

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 ...
29 Views 43,928 IntAdvExam
Phonetic Alphabet

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 ...
50 Views 68,201 Beg
Funny Tongue Twisters

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!
26 Views 35,012 All
The Speech Mechanism - Basic Concepts

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 ...
8 Views 14,509 IntAdv
Short Vowel Board Game

Short Vowel Board Game

, Pronunciation
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 ...
18 Views 24,487 BegElem
Song Worksheet: One Headlight by Wallflowers [WITH VIDEO]

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 ...
14 Views 8,736 Int
Alliteration Worksheet

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 ...
7 Views 52,257 Pre-Int
[PORTUGUESE] Song Worksheet: Firework by Katy Perry alternative [WITH VIDEO]

[PORTUGUESE] Song Worksheet: Firework by Katy Perry alternative [WITH VIDEO]

FOR PORTUGUESE SPEAKERS: Description [translated from Portuguese]: The music video is especially interesting and motivating. It inspires young people to overcome their teenage fears and insecurit ...
5 Views 8,126 Pre-IntInt
Homophones Cards

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 ...
23 Views 36,067 Pre-IntInt

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