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100 themed sets, each on its own page with a Play button that speaks every word in your chosen accent.
Silent letters
Silent K wordsSilent B wordsSilent L wordsSilent T wordsSilent H wordsSilent W wordsSilent P wordsSilent G wordsSilent N wordsSilent D wordsSilent C wordsSilent S wordsSilent U wordsMagic E wordsGH words
Accent differences
ER sound wordsFlap T wordsRhotic R wordsTrap-bath split wordsUS vs UK vowel wordsYod-dropping wordsUS vs UK stress shifts-ary and -ory endingsWords spelled differently in US and UKAustralian vowel wordsO vowel accent wordsGlottal stop T wordsLinking R wordsCanadian raising words
Vowel sounds
Magic E wordsLong A sound wordsLong E sound wordsShort I sound wordsSchwa sound wordsLong vs short vowel pairsDiphthong wordsShort A sound wordsLong O sound wordsTwo OO soundsER sound wordsTrap-bath split wordsUS vs UK vowel wordsAustralian vowel wordsO vowel accent wordsCanadian raising wordsVowel minimal pairs
Consonant sounds
Voiced TH wordsVoiceless TH wordsR vs L minimal pairsV vs W minimal pairsS vs Z soundsSH vs CH soundsNG sound wordsH sound wordsDark L wordsHard consonant clustersP and B aspiration pairsSoft G and J soundsWH wordsFinal consonant wordsFlap T wordsRhotic R wordsYod-dropping wordsGlottal stop T wordsLinking R wordsOne-syllable trapsConsonant minimal pairs
Minimal pairs
Long vs short vowel pairsR vs L minimal pairsV vs W minimal pairsS vs Z soundsSH vs CH soundsP and B aspiration pairsTwo OO soundsVowel minimal pairsConsonant minimal pairsConfusing word pairs
Stress
Words that lose a syllableSchwa sound wordsUS vs UK stress shifts-ary and -ory endings-TION words-SION wordsCompound word stressNoun and verb stress pairs-ATE ending words-IC and -ICAL stress
Word endings
-ED ending words-S ending words-TION words-SION words-OUGH words-ATE ending words-ABLE and -IBLE words
Difficult words
Hard consonant clustersFood words people mispronounceMedical termsLegal termsTech and programming wordsUK place namesUS place names-OUGH wordsGH wordsVery long wordsOne-syllable trapsIntermediate tricky wordsAdvanced pronunciation wordsCommonly mispronounced wordsHardest words to pronounceHomographsFrench loanwordsNames people get wrongConfusing word pairs
Homophones
Loanwords
Silent S wordsFood words people mispronounceBrand namesColour wordsSports wordsFrench loanwordsItalian loanwordsSpanish loanwords
Exam English
Everyday English
Words that lose a syllableWH wordsBusiness English wordsTravel wordsAnimal namesColour wordsJob titlesSports wordsWeather wordsBeginner starter wordsIntermediate tricky wordsWords for kidsEveryday small talkMedical English for patientsBusiness meeting wordsCommonly mispronounced words
Business
Medical
Academic
Medical termsLegal termsAcademic Word List essentialsWeather wordsVery long words-IC and -ICAL stressIELTS pronunciation wordsTOEFL pronunciation wordsAdvanced pronunciation words
Food & drink
Place names
Brands & names
Travel
For kids
Starter lists
Commonly mispronounced
Words learners most often get wrong
Silent letters
Letters that are written but not spoken
Stress shifts meaning
Same spelling, stress changes the word
-ed endings
The three ways -ed is pronounced: /t/, /d/, /ɪd/