Interactive Phonemic Chart
Listen to the sounds of English. Click on each symbol or sample word to hear.
Phonemic Flashcards (A4)
(транскрипционные значки)
Phonemic Character Keyboard
Click on the symbols to insert them into the text field in your desired order, then copy and paste them into Microsoft Word
Phonemic Chart
Learners and teachers may want to print a copy of this phonemic chart to keep close at hand for reference.
Minimal Pairs
Minimal pairs are words that vary by only a single sound, usually meaning sounds that students often get confused by, like the "th" and "t" in "thin" and "tin".
Vowel SoundsMinimal Pairs /æ/ and /ʌ/ (bat and but)
Minimal Pairs /əʊ/ and /ɔ:/ (so and saw)
Consonant SoundsMinimal Pairs /b/ and /v/ (berry and very)
Minimal Pairs /l/ and /r/ (alive and arrive)
Minimal Pairs /ʧ/ and /t/ (catch and cat)
Which Words Rhyme?
Listen to the sounds of English. Click on each symbol or sample word to hear.
Phonemic Flashcards (A4)
(транскрипционные значки)
Phonemic Character Keyboard
Click on the symbols to insert them into the text field in your desired order, then copy and paste them into Microsoft Word
Phonemic Chart
Learners and teachers may want to print a copy of this phonemic chart to keep close at hand for reference.
Minimal Pairs
Minimal pairs are words that vary by only a single sound, usually meaning sounds that students often get confused by, like the "th" and "t" in "thin" and "tin".
Vowel SoundsMinimal Pairs /æ/ and /ʌ/ (bat and but)
Minimal Pairs /əʊ/ and /ɔ:/ (so and saw)
Consonant SoundsMinimal Pairs /b/ and /v/ (berry and very)
Minimal Pairs /l/ and /r/ (alive and arrive)
Minimal Pairs /ʧ/ and /t/ (catch and cat)
Which Words Rhyme?
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