Pronunciation lessons

Learn the sounds, step by step.

Short lessons you can do on your own. In each one you hear a few sounds, see them in SayNative's notation, learn how they feel in your mouth, and say them yourself. Everything is playable — no account, no teacher needed.

Read the map

How SayNative writes sounds, stress and silent letters — so every lesson after this makes sense.

  1. Read the map: what every mark meansStart here

Every sound of English46 lessons

Every English sound, one per lesson. Hear it, see it in the notation, feel it in your mouth, then say it in ten words.

Short vowels 6

  1. æ as in cat
  2. ɪ as in sit
  3. ɛ as in bed
  4. ʌ as in cup
  5. ʊ as in put
  6. ɑ as in cot

Long vowels 4

  1. iː as in see
  2. uː as in blue
  3. ɔː as in law
  4. ɑː as in father

Vowels that glide 5

  1. eɪ as in say
  2. aɪ as in my
  3. ɔɪ as in boy
  4. aʊ as in cow
  5. oʊ as in boat

R-colored & weak vowels 4

  1. ɝ as in bird
  2. ɚ as in letter
  3. ə as in about
  4. i as in happy

Consonants 15

  1. m as in moon
  2. s as in see
  3. t as in tea
  4. p as in put
  5. n as in name
  6. f as in fan
  7. h as in hat
  8. b as in bed
  9. d as in day
  10. k as in kid
  11. l as in law
  12. g as in go
  13. w as in water
  14. v as in vet
  15. z as in zoo

Consonants to watch 11

  1. θ as in thin
  2. ð as in this
  3. ʃ as in shop
  4. ʒ as in measure
  5. tʃ as in chair
  6. dʒ as in judge
  7. ŋ as in sing
  8. ɹ as in red
  9. j as in yes
  10. ɾ as in butter
  11. ʔ as in uh-oh

Every letter, A–Z 1

  1. Every letter, A to Z

Sound + ending15 lessons

Each vowel joined to every ending it takes — a table of real words for every combination, all playable.

Short vowels 6

  1. æ + endings
  2. ɪ + endings
  3. ɛ + endings
  4. ʌ + endings
  5. ʊ + endings
  6. ɑ + endings

Long vowels 3

  1. iː + endings
  2. uː + endings
  3. ɔː + endings

Gliding vowels 5

  1. eɪ + endings
  2. aɪ + endings
  3. ɔɪ + endings
  4. aʊ + endings
  5. oʊ + endings

R-colored 1

  1. ɝ + endings

Beginning + sound23 lessons

Each beginning consonant opening into every vowel — tables of real words, every sheet rendered by the tool.

Consonants 15

  1. m + vowels
  2. s + vowels
  3. t + vowels
  4. p + vowels
  5. n + vowels
  6. f + vowels
  7. h + vowels
  8. b + vowels
  9. d + vowels
  10. k + vowels
  11. l + vowels
  12. g + vowels
  13. w + vowels
  14. v + vowels
  15. z + vowels

Consonants to watch 7

  1. θ + vowels
  2. ð + vowels
  3. ʃ + vowels
  4. tʃ + vowels
  5. dʒ + vowels
  6. ɹ + vowels
  7. j + vowels

Join the halves 1

  1. Join the halves: m + at → mat

Real words, step by step7 lessons

From cat to knight to banana — words ordered from easiest to hardest.

Real words, easiest first 7

  1. Simple words: cat, sun, top
  2. Endings that stack: hand, lamp, milk
  3. Beginnings that stack: stop, glad, swim
  4. Letter teams: ship, that, ring
  5. Two beats: water, paper, table
  6. Silent letters: knight, island, climb
  7. Long words & the weak vowel: banana, photography

Natural speech3 lessons

The rhythm of real sentences: weak words, the fast t in water, and how words link.

The rhythm of sentences 3

  1. Weak words: to, of, and, the
  2. The fast t in sentences
  3. Linking: go on, turn it off

Read anything

Bring your own text and read it aloud with the tool — you won't need lessons forever.

  1. Read anything

More lessons are on the way — the full series goes from single sounds to reading whole texts aloud. Meanwhile, the sound guide has every sound with audio, and the tool shows you how to pronounce any text.

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