How to Pronounce “English”

American vs British Pronunciation — What Actually Differs

The five differences that account for most of the gap between American and British English, each with words you can play in both accents.

IPA for English Learners — How to Read Phonetic Symbols

What the phonetic symbols in a dictionary actually mean, with the vowels English learners confuse most.

Minimal Pairs Practice — Train Your Ear for English Sounds

Pairs of words that differ by exactly one sound, and how to use them to fix the contrasts you cannot hear yet.

• Short I sound words