Spelling in English can be problematic! Here is a chart with the common words containing 'ough' and how to pronounce them.I keep this on the classroom wall for students to peruse at leisure. It could be used as part of a pronounciation lesson to show t ...
Spelling in English can be problematic! Here is a chart with the common words containing 'ough' and how to pronounce them.I keep this on the classroom wall for students to peruse at leisure. It could be used as part of a pronounciation lesson to show t ...
Using two songs to help your students to get the right pronunciation of the word "because" and have some fun while doing it.the first song might be used as an warm up to the following song and activity, which has a mapping the song style.ok hope you an ...
It's rather difficult for students to acquire perfection in English spelling and pronunciation .So it's important to connect spelling to pronunciation by studying them together. The chart presented here helps to generalize the spelling of words having ...
![Four Types of English Syllable [for RU Speakers]](http://busyteacher.org/uploads/posts/2011-02/thumbs/1297811385_slog.jpg)
The worksheet presents four types of English syllable: open, close, vowel+r and vowel +re. It is described in a table with transcription and examples. It's good for every level to explain the first phonetic rules. It was originally created for Russian- ...
In this worksheet you will find three tongue twisters for warming-up. A funny picture is also added to the worksheet. This worksheet can be used to start any lesson. Suitable for Pre-Intermediate - Intermediate - Upper-Intermediate or Advanced levels. ...
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 choice exercise of 10 sentences to further practice the ...
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 choice exercise of 10 sentences to further practice the ...
![[PORTUGUESE] Song Worksheet: Firework by Katy Perry alternative [WITH VIDEO]](http://busyteacher.org/uploads/posts/2011-03/thumbs/1299260967_fire.jpg)
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 insecurities. The video clip tells a story of an overweight girl ...
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 emphasize something.2. Assonance - the repetition of vowel s ...
![Song Worksheet: One Headlight by Wallflowers [WITH VIDEO]](http://busyteacher.org/uploads/posts/2011-04/thumbs/1303788538_wall.jpg)
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 not difficult to understand.You can also use it to reflex ...
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 questions when they land on the squares 20, 22,23 and the t ...
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 Spanish Speakers".Hope it's useful and you can profit from ...
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!
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 read quite fast, so if your students struggle with listeni ...
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 given in a chart where you can easily identify the consonan ...
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 worksheets that I have seen throughout my TEFL career. I ho ...
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 students. Please read the last page, which is a detailed ...
![Beginning Phonics: Long and Short Vowels [for Japanese Learners]](http://busyteacher.org/uploads/posts/2011-07/thumbs/1310568141_jap.jpg)
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 sounds. Vowels in this worksheet do not focus on compou ...
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 you can download the audio. Hope you like it..: weroChin ...
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 simple activity in which studenst have to complete the l ...