Interesting Things for ESL Students
American English Pronunciation Practice
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By Charles I. Kelly
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Minimal Pair Practice & Quizzes
Each file has four MP3-encoded minimal pairs and is about 40Kb.
How to Use These Pages
1. Click the "Start" arrow button.
2. Click the words at the top to practice.
3. Click "Listen, Then Choose."
4. Click the answer.
(Do #3 and #4 a few times.)
5. Click the arrow button to go to the next one.
Minimal Pairs - Lesson 1: 13-30, ...
(84Kb - the largest file)
Minimal Pairs - Lesson 2: ferry-very, ...
(40Kb)
Minimal Pairs - Lesson 3: late-let, ...
(37Kb)
Minimal Pairs - Lesson 4: lake-rake, ...
(40Kb)
Minimal Pairs - Lesson 5: fond-found, ...
(40Kb)
Minimal Pairs - Lesson 6: these-Z's, ...
Minimal Pairs - Lesson 7: said-sad, ...
Minimal Pairs - Lesson 8: best-vest, ...
Minimal Pairs - Lesson 9: not-note, ...
Minimal Pairs - Lesson 10: thick-sick, ...
Minimal Pairs - Lesson 11: bus-boss, ...
Minimal Pairs - Lesson 12: see-she, ...
Minimal Pairs - Lesson 13: made-mad, ...
Minimal Pairs - Lesson 14: run-rung, ...
Minimal Pairs - Lesson 15: look-luck, ...
Minimal Pairs - Lesson 16: climb-crime, ...
Minimal Pairs - Lesson 17: hot-hat, ...
Minimal Pairs - Lesson 18: they-day, ...
Minimal Pairs - Lesson 19: run-ran, ...
Minimal Pairs - Lesson 20: lugs-lungs, ...
Minimal Pairs - Lesson 21: not-nut, ...
Minimal Pairs - Lesson 22: thought-taught, ...
Minimal Pairs - Lesson 23: eat-it, ...
Minimal Pairs - Lesson 24: few-hue, ...
Songs & Poems
Row, Row, Row Your Boat
There was a young lady from Niger.
Tongue Twisters
Listen and practice each phrase slowly, then practice them quickly.
How much wood would a woodchuck chuck?
Rubber baby buggy bumpers
She sells seashells by the seashore.
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Copyright (C) 2001 by
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