English pronunciation can be surprisingly tricky, even for advanced learners. Some words look simple but sound completely different from what people expect. This pronunciation challenge highlights a ...

English pronunciation can be tricky, and many learners struggle with the same commonly mispronounced words. Understanding the correct sounds and patterns can help improve speaking confidence and make ...

If you teach English learners, you already know the daily puzzle: a classroom full of students at five or six different ...

English has rules. Teachers insist on them. Exams depend on them. Grammar books list them carefully. And yet, English breaks its own rules all the time. Take pl ...

This is the second of five long vowel programmes in our series of videos that explore the sounds of English. This is the second of eight other consonant programmes in our series of videos that explore ...

Locals have been left baffled by confusion over the pronunciation of their beloved “postcard” village in the Bradford ...

British English and American English share the same roots, yet they differ in spelling, vocabulary, pronunciation, and ...

Despite its impressive length, the meaning is simple. The word is commonly used to describe something extremely good, wonderful or delightful.

Simu Liu recently corrected how to pronounce his name, and now Olympic figure skater Alysa Liu says fans have been saying ...

Practise by using the worksheet on this page. The clip we heard came from an episode of Job Applications - discover the series. Do you want to learn about connected speech? Try Tim's Pronunciation ...