The Sounds of English

Explore a comprehensive series of videos from BBC Learning English designed to enhance your English pronunciation skills. Dive into detailed lessons covering short vowels, long vowels, diphthongs, and consonants, including both voiced and voiceless sounds. Master the nuances of each phoneme, from the short vowel /ɪ/ in 'kit' to the consonant /g/ in 'ghost'. Practice with common words and phrases to improve your accent and fluency. Perfect for learners at all levels, this 1.5-hour collection offers systematic guidance through the intricacies of English sounds, helping you speak with greater clarity and confidence.

English Pronunciation – Short Vowel - /ɪ/ - ‘kit’, ‘bid’ & ‘him’.
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English Pronunciation – Short Vowel - /ʊ/ - ‘foot’, ‘put’ & ‘good’.
English Pronunciation – Short Vowel - /ʌ/ - ‘strut’, ‘mud’ & ‘love’.
English Pronunciation – The Schwa - /ə/ - ‘the’, ‘of’ & ‘butter’.
English Pronunciation – Short Vowel - /æ/ - ‘trap’, ‘stamp’ & ‘back’.
English Pronunciation – Short Vowel - /ɒ/ - ‘lot’, ‘odd’ & ‘wash’.
English Pronunciation – Short Vowel - /e/ - ‘dress’, ‘head’ & ‘bed’.
English Pronunciation – Long Vowel /iː/ - 'fleece’, ‘sea’ & ‘machine’.
English Pronunciation – Consonant - /n/ - 'nice', 'funny' & 'son'.
English Pronunciation – Long Vowel - /ɑː/ - 'father’, ‘start’ & ‘hard’.
English Pronunciation – Consonant - /m/ - 'hammer', 'mime' and 'more'.
English Pronunciation – Long Vowel - /ɜː/ - 'nurse’, ‘stir’ & ‘learn’.
English Pronunciation – Voiceless Consonant - /θ/ - 'thin’, ‘throw’ & 'thumb’.
English Pronunciation – Long Vowel - /uː/ - 'blue’, ‘two’ & ‘goose’.
English Pronunciation – Long Vowel - /ɔː/ - 'law’, ‘north’ & ‘war’.
English Pronunciation – Voiced Consonant - /d/ - 'odd’, 'did' and 'ladder'.
English Pronunciation – Diphthong - /eɪ/ - 'face’, ‘day’ & ‘break’.
English Pronunciation – Diphthong - /ɪə/ - 'near’, ‘hear’ & ‘weary’.
English Pronunciation – Voiceless Consonant - /p/ - 'pack’, ‘pan’ & ‘pop'.
English Pronunciation – Voiceless Consonant - /ʃ/ - 'ship’, ‘sure’ & 'national'.
English Pronunciation – Diphthong - /aʊ/ - 'mouth’, ‘now’ & 'fowl'.
English Pronunciation – Diphthong - /əʊ/ - 'boat’, ‘show’ & 'know'.
English Pronunciation – Diphthong - /eə/ - 'square’, ‘fair’ & 'pair'.
English Pronunciation – Diphthong - /aɪ/ - 'price’, ‘high’ & 'try'.
English Pronunciation – Diphthong - /ʊə/ - 'tour’, ‘pure' and 'cure'.
English Pronunciation – Voiceless Consonant - /t/ -'tin', 'button' and 'get'.
English Pronunciation – Voiceless Consonant - /s/ - 'soon’, ‘mister' & 'hiss'.
English Pronunciation – Voiceless Consonant - /tʃ/ - ‘teacher', 'match' and 'church'.
English Pronunciation –Voiced Consonant - /b/ - 'back', 'baby' and 'job'.
English Pronunciation –Diphthong - /ɔɪ/ - 'choice', 'noise' and 'boy'.
English Pronunciation –Voiced Consonant - /ð/ - 'this', 'other' and 'smooth'.
English Pronunciation –Voiceless Consonant - /k/ - 'came', 'lucky' and 'sick'.
English Pronunciation –Voiceless Consonant - /f/ - 'fat', 'coffee' and 'fluff'.
English Pronunciation –Consonant - /ŋ/ - 'rung', 'anger' and 'thanks'.
English Pronunciation – Voiced Consonant - /dʒ/ - 'judge', 'age' and 'soldier'.
English Pronunciation –Voiced Consonant - /ʒ/ - 'pleasure', 'leisure' and 'vision'.
English Pronunciation –Consonant - /r/ - 'right', 'wrong' and 'sorry'.
English Pronunciation –Voiced Consonant - /v/ - 'view', 'heavy' and 'move'.
English Pronunciation –Consonant - /w/ - 'wet', 'one' and 'when'.
English Pronunciation –Voiced Consonant - /z/ - 'zero', 'music' and 'roses'.
English Pronunciation –Consonant - /j/ - 'yet', 'use' and 'beauty'.
English Pronunciation –Consonant - /l/ - 'light', 'valley' and 'feel'.
English Pronunciation –Voiceless Consonant - /h/ - 'hot', 'whole' and 'ahead'.
English Pronunciation –Voiced Consonant - /g/ - 'get', 'giggle' and 'ghost'.