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General Pronunciation Resources

Pronunciation guides - A collection of pronunciation guides from various sources

English Club Pronunciation - Lessons and resources on pronunciation

Pronunciation Exercises in English - This book offers pronunciation exercises

Intro to Phonology - Good overview of how sounds are formed

YouGlish - great resource for focusing on a specific sound or word (be sure to click the US button to filter our British and Australian accents)

 

Visual and Audio Resources

Mouth positions - These pictures of mouths making specific sounds may help with mouth positioning and pronunciation

Learning English: "Ough" is tough to figure out - This "I Love Lucy" clip emphasizes the different ways to pronounce "ough" in English

Pink Trombone - Fun game to show how various parts of the mouth influence pronunciation (build a vowel, and then play with consonants; easy ones to start with are "bee" and "me")

 

Accents and Accent Reduction

Accent on Communication - This guide covers accents and accent reduction

CAL Learning Blog - This blog covers accent reduction

American Accent: Pronunciation - This article covers common sounds in an American accent

 

Tongue Twisters

EF Foundation Tongue Twisters - a great way to target specific sounds while also having fun

 

MIT ESOL Pronunciation Workshop

Video recording of our internal pronunciation workshop (45 minutes+Q&A; 30 minutes at 1.5x) - Workshop designed specifically for our tutors and available through the ESOL Volunteers Online Community account

MIT ESOL Pronunciation Workshop Handout - the handout mentioned in the above workshop

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