Sing a song! The /ŋ/ sound in English.
Welcome to season 3 of English Sound Building! Today, we're looking at just one sound, the nasal consonant /ŋ/. Practise as often as you can to build muscle memory, and make sure you subscribe so you...
8 Nov 202115min
Cold gold - the /k/ and /g/ sounds in English
Welcome back to season 3 of English Sound Building! Today, we're looking at another voiceless and voiced consonant pair: /k/ and /g/. We'll practise the sounds in individual words, in some minimal pa...
1 Nov 202120min
Gotta go! Contrasting /ɒ/ and /əʊ/ in English
Welcome to season 3 of English Sound Building! Today, we're picking up on the /ɒ/ sound from last week, and contrasting it with the diphthong /əʊ/. Have fun! Practise as often as you can to build musc...
25 Okt 202116min
You've got guts! The /ɒ/ and /ʌ/ sounds in English.
In this episode, we're practising the contrast between the British English vowel sounds /ɒ/ and /ʌ/. We're reviewing some common words with both sounds, before looking at some minimal pairs and senten...
18 Okt 202116min
A proper cup of coffee - weak forms of common grammar words in English
Welcome to season 3 of English Sound Building! Today, we're looking at an important feature of sentence-level pronunciation: the weak forms of some common grammar words, and how these can help your li...
11 Okt 202114min
Cheap as Chips! The /ɪ/ and /i:/ sounds in English
Welcome to season 3 of English Sound Building! To start season 3, we’re looking at a real classic: the difference between the short vowel /ɪ/ and the long vowel /i:/. We practise the sounds individual...
4 Okt 202116min
Season 2 Recap - Tongue Twisters and Rhymes
In this episode of English Sound Building we’re reviewing most of the sounds from Season 2, and some from Season 1, by looking at two tongue twisters and two rhymes. We're also revisiting some of the ...
12 Juli 202111min
Fewer viewers - /f/ and /v/
In this episode of English Sound Building we’re picking back up on the /v/ sound from earlier in the season, and contrasting it with its voiceless pair /f/. There's practice with individual words, min...
5 Juli 202114min
