British Council Phonemic Chart Free Download

3. Get to know the phonemic chart. The International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA) is a visual representation of different sounds. It might look strange and it might feel like you are learning a whole new language, but it can really help you with pronunciation. All dictionaries have a phonetic transcription of words so that you know how to pronounce them. This is really helpful with English because as we have already seen, English spelling doesn't always correspond with its pronunciation. Think about the letters 'ough' in the words 'though', 'through', 'tough', 'ought'. It would be impossible to guess how to say those words without some help.

Take a look at the British Council's phonemic chart (see link above) or download the Sounds Right app. You can click on the different phonemes and listen to how they sound. This can help you to hear differences between similar sounds.

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Many students are unaware that all the words in most online dictionaries are transcribed phonetically i.e. how they sound, rather than how they are spelt. For example, motorbike looks like /m.t.bak/ and through looks like /ru/. Students can then go back to the phonemic chart and listen to how each sound sounds. 2351a5e196