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British Pronunciation Tips

Lizzie Harris

Education

Frequency: 1 episode/4d. Total Eps: 36

British Pronunciation Tips with Lizzie gives you clear, simple guidance on how to sound more natural and confident in English. Every 3 to 5 minute episode focuses on one pronunciation skill and includes short, practical exercises you can use right away. Ideal for learners who want steady progress in small, easy steps.

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🇬🇧 Great Britain - Language Learning
03/05/2026
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The Silent B: What English Doesn’t Say

Wednesday, April 29, 2026 • Duration 02:30

Why do we write letters we don’t pronounce? In this episode, we explore the silent “b” in words like lamb, thumb, comb, debt, doubt and subtle, and uncover the history behind it. By the end, you’ll see how English spelling reflects its past, and why pronunciation doesn’t always follow the rules.

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British Vowel Sound Masterclass: Lesson 13 - 3 'O' Sounds PRACTICE

Saturday, April 25, 2026 • Duration 08:29

Practice three key British vowel sounds: /ɒ/, /əʊ/, and /ɔː/. Improve your pronunciation with clear examples and focused contrast exercises.

Transcript:

/ɒ/ — octopus, on, olive, lot, stop, dog, clock, box, shop, pocket, orange, problem, bottle

/ɔː/ — door, floor, more, short, born, or, ornament, four, core, store, before, score

/əʊ/ — open, ocean, oak, go, home, nose, road, stone, hope, boat, don’t

/ɒ/ and /ʌ/: cot - cup, cot – cut, not – nut, lock – luck, stock – stuck, cop – cup, pot - putt, rock - ruck, sock - suck, mock - muck, dock - duck, rob - rub

/ɒ/ and /ɔː/: cot – caught, stock – stalk, cod – cord, collar – caller, pot - port, shot - short, flock - fork, wok - walk, Don - dawn, not - nought, cot - court, stop - stork

/əʊ/ and /ɔː/: so – saw, no – nor, go – gore, toe – tore, load – lord, bow - bore, low - law, row - roar, show - shore, code - cord

/əʊ/ and /ɒ/: no – not, go – got, code – cod, hope – hop, load – lot, rode – rod, robe – rob, choke - chock, toad - Tod

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British Vowel Sound Masterclass: Lesson 13 - 3 “O” Sounds: /ɒ/ vs /ɔː/ vs /əʊ/

Monday, April 20, 2026 • Duration 06:36

In this episode, we focus on three key British vowel sounds linked to the letter O that learners often confuse: /ɒ/ (as in octopus), /əʊ/ (as in go), and /ɔː/ (as in door).

You’ll learn how to clearly distinguish these sounds by focusing on mouth position, length, and movement—not just how they sound, but how they feel when you produce them.

We break down:

The difference between /ɒ/ and /ʌ/ (e.g. cot vs cut)
The contrast between /ɒ/ and /ɔː/ (e.g. cot vs caught)
How to correctly produce the diphthong /əʊ/ and avoid flattening it
Key distinctions between movement vs stillness and length vs glide

You’ll also practise with clear minimal pairs to build awareness and control.

By the end, you’ll have a simple framework:

/ɒ/ = short and open
/ɔː/ = long and rounded
/əʊ/ = moving from neutral to rounded

In the next episode, we’ll focus on practice to help you build consistency and accuracy.

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British Vowel Sound Masterclass: Lesson 12 - OOOh my gosh! its so confusing - Sounds of the letter O

Monday, April 13, 2026 • Duration 05:21

In this episode, you will learn the main sounds of the letter O in British English and how to produce them clearly. We focus on mouth position, sound length, and the small differences that change meaning. This is a practical introduction to help you recognise and pronounce these sounds with more confidence.

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Why does Tuna have a CH

Monday, April 6, 2026 • Duration 04:02

You may have noticed that British speakers often say tuna with a “ch” sound, while Americans say it with a clear t. Why is that? In this episode, we’ll look at why this difference in pronunciation happens and explore the pattern behind it. You’ll also hear how this sound shows up in connected speech

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British Vowel Sound Masterclass: Magic E Practice

Wednesday, March 11, 2026 • Duration 04:40

In this episode, we focus on one of the most powerful spelling patterns in English: the Magic E. Adding a silent e at the end of a word can completely change the vowel sound—from short to long.

Through a series of minimal pairs like cap–cape, fin–fine, hop–hope, and cub–cube, you’ll practice hearing and producing the difference between short and long vowels. The goal is not just accuracy, but awareness—training your ear and mouth to clearly feel the contrast.

Listen and repeat, exaggerate the vowel length, and strengthen one of the core pronunciation patterns that appears everywhere in English.

Transcript:

a + consonant + e:

cap - cape, tap - tape, mat - mate, hat - hate, can – cane, pan – pane, man – mane, mad – made, fad – fade, dam – dame, Sam – same, rat – rate, fat – fate, wag – wage, plan – plane, tap – tape

i + consonant +e:

fin – fine, pin – pine, win – wine, kit – kite, bit – bite, rid – ride, hid – hide, dim – dime, Tim – time, pip – pipe, rip – ripe, sit – site

o + consonant + e:

Hop - hope, cop - cope, mop - mope, pop - pope, not - note, rob - robe, cod – code, nod – node, lob – lobe, con – cone, ton – tone, Jon – jone

u + consonant + e:

cub - cube, tub - tube, us - use, hug - huge, cut - cute, tun – tune, dun – dune

Practice sentence examples:

He fixed the tap with some tape.

Tim didn’t have time.

Don’t mope when you mop.

I would love a huge hug.

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British Vowel Sound Masterclass: More Magic e with a, o and u

Saturday, March 7, 2026 • Duration 05:41

In this episode we continue exploring the famous Magic E rule. We look at how a silent “e” can change the pronunciation of vowels in words with a, o, and u, and why the rule doesn’t always behave the way learners expect. By examining patterns and exceptions, you’ll gain a clearer understanding of how this spelling rule actually works in English.

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British Vowel Sound Masterclass: When Magic E Stops Being Magic

Monday, February 9, 2026 • Duration 04:30

Why does time follow the rules, but give and machine don’t? In this episode, we unpack the truth behind the magic e rule, explain why some words only look predictable, and give you a simple way to approach i-e pronunciation with confidence in real English.

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British Vowel Sound Masterclass: Lesson 11: The letter i: One Letter, Five Sounds - Practice

Friday, February 6, 2026 • Duration 06:28

In this practice episode, you’ll train the main vowel sounds represented by the letter I in British English. Through guided repetition, minimal pairs, and sentence-level contrasts, you’ll learn to hear and produce the difference between tense and relaxed vowels — including sounds like /iː/, /ɪ/, /ə/, /ɜː/, /aɪ/, and /ɪə/. This session focuses on clarity, accuracy, and avoiding common pronunciation mistakes that can lead to confusion or awkward misunderstandings. Ideal for learners who want to sharpen their British pronunciation through focused, practical training.

Transcript:

/iː/ — machine, police, magazine, sardine, routine, vaccine, marine

/ɪ/ — sit, bit, give, live, village, image, engine

/ə/ — possible, family, pencil, medicine, original

/ɜː/ — bird, first, girl, shirt, third, skirt, dirty, birthday, thirteen, confirm

/aɪ/ — time, fine, like, nine, side, bite, mine, pipe, drive

/ɪə/ — ear, hear, pier, tier, weird, fierce, bier, experience, idea, theatre

Minimal pairs:

ship /ʃɪp/ — sheep /ʃiːp/

bit /bɪt/ — beat /biːt/

live /lɪv/ — leave /liːv/

fill /fɪl/ — feel /fiːl/

slip /slɪp/ — sleep /sliːp/

bin /bɪn/ — bean /biːn/

sin /sɪn/ — seen /siːn/

rid /rɪd/ — read /riːd/

lick /lɪk/ — leak /liːk/

tin /tɪn/ — teen /tiːn/

Mix up:

machine — sit — possible — bird — time — ear police — bit — family — first — fine — pier marine — give — pencil — shirt — like — weird routine — live — medicine — dirty — nine — fierce vaccine — village — original — thirteen — side — experience

British Vowel Sound Masterclass: Lesson 11: The letter I: One Letter, Five Sounds

Wednesday, February 4, 2026 • Duration 04:50

In this episode of the British Vowel Sound Masterclass, we explore how a single letter — “I” — represents multiple vowel sounds in British English. You’ll review familiar sounds and discover a few new ones, including the long /iː/, short /ɪ/, the stressed “er” /ɜː/, the weak schwa /ə/, and key diphthongs such as /aɪ/ and /ɪə/. This episode shows why spelling alone can’t be trusted and how learning sound patterns and word families leads to more accurate pronunciation. This episode prepares you for the next practice-focused session, where you’ll train these sounds and build real confidence in your British accent.

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