British English · Interactive Trainer

GB Sounds: Diagnostics and Connected Speech Trainer

Find out what blocks a British sound, get an immediate drill path – then practise connected speech in chunks.

Britische Aussprache: Fehler erkennen, gezielt üben und flüssig verbinden.

  • 6 diagnostics
  • Personal drill paths
  • 5 step-by-step trainers

1 GB Sound Diagnostics

Say each example aloud, then click the outcome that matches you. Your drill path appears straight under the card.

A

Non-rhotic /r/

Say car, then car is. Say far, then far away.

B

Weak forms (to / of / for / can)

Say naturally: I can do it tomorrow.

C

Schwa /ə/ reduction

Say about, support, problem in a sentence.

D

Linking (no word-by-word gaps)

Say pick it up, turn off, take it away.

E

Clear /l/ vs dark /ɫ/

Say light vs full, then leaf vs feel.

F

Stress-timed rhythm

Say: I want to go there now.

Training order for GB sounds: stress → weak forms → linking → /r/ behaviour.
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2 Interactive Connected-Speech Trainer

Choose a trainer, then work through it step by step: stress → reduction → linking. Capital letters show the stressed syllables; ‿ shows where words join.

Choose a trainer above.

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3 How to Practise Each Trainer

  1. Whisper – keep the rhythm, remove tension.
  2. Stressed words only – beat training.
  3. Add weak forms – quiet and fast.
  4. Link the chunk – no gaps.
  5. Normal speed – one breath.
Go deeper Linking SoundsWeak FormsThe SchwaThe English RDark LEnglish RhythmConnected Speech
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Diagnose. Drill. Connect.
Fix one sound at a time, then put it straight back into connected speech.
Take the free pronunciation test →

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British English · Interactive Vowel Chart

GB Vowel Chart (IPA) – Interactive

Click any vowel: IPA, mouth position, length and corrective drills – with a quick self-check.

Die britischen Vokale zum Anklicken: Mundstellung, Länge und gezielte Übungen.

  • 12 vowels
  • Mouth position
  • Typical problems
  • 3 quick checks

1 The Vowel Chart

The chart is a map of your mouth: left = front of the tongue, right = back; top = close (tongue high), bottom = open (jaw low). Click or tap a vowel.

FrontCentralBack CloseMidOpen iː ɪ e æ ɜː ə ʌ ɑː ɒ ɔː ʊ uː

Positions are teaching approximations – good enough for orientation and control training.

Click a vowel on the chart to see its details.

Tip: fix the timing first (short vs long), then refine the mouth setting.
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2 Quick IPA Self-Check

Say each pair aloud – ideally record yourself – then click what you hear.

Check 1

/ɪ/ vs /iː/

ship – sheep, bit – beat

Check 2

/e/ vs /æ/

pen – pan, men – man

Check 3

Diphthongs

face /eɪ/, goat /əʊ/, price /aɪ/

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Timing first, then mouth setting.
Get short and long right, then fine-tune tongue, jaw and lips – one vowel at a time.
Take the free pronunciation test →

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