Train your clarity — not your accent.
This webpage helps you with pronunciation in English. We want you to speak clearly, so other people can understand you. That is the most important thing.
You do not need to sound like a person from the United States or from England. Your accent is part of who you are. But you need to say words clearly, because in English some sounds change the meaning of a word.
For example:
In this webpage, you will learn the sounds that change the meaning of a word in English. You will:
Step by step, your voice will become clearer.
Remember: your goal is not to sound perfect. Your goal is to speak so they understand you!
Six sounds that change words in English. Listen and learn!
Same letters, different sounds? Same sound, different letters? Find out!
Read short texts aloud and check your clarity.
Quick games and challenges to practice your sounds.
Resources: a diagnostic activity and a guide to make the best of the activities!
First, go to Sounds that Matter. Listen to the sound pairs. Repeat when needed. Don't worry if it's difficult at the beginning. That's normal.
Then, go to Spelling & Sound Lab and Reading for Clarity. There you will see how the sounds work in real words and short texts. Read aloud to listen to yourself.
Finally, try the Pronunciation Gym. Play the games to check your clarity. You can come back at any time and practise again.
Welcome! This webpage was designed as a ready-to-use resource for seventh-grade English teachers in Uruguayan public secondary education. It offers structured activities to help students develop orthoepic competence — that is, the ability to produce intelligible pronunciation from written forms when reading aloud.
The For Teachers section provides a pedagogical orientation, a diagnostic activity to identify which sound contrasts your students find most difficult, and guidance for adapting and sequencing materials within CREA. All activities are aligned with the intelligibility principle and target the six sound contrasts that are particularly challenging for Spanish-speaking learners.
Go to the For Teachers section →