Master Tricky English Sounds

13 problem letters · consonant phonemes · minimal pairs · drill sentences · commonly mispronounced words — with UK and US voices. Click anything to hear it spoken.

Problem Letters

Consonant Sounds

Minimal Pair Sets

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Tricky Words

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Voice

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Problem Letters

Consonant Sounds

Minimal Pairs

Drill Sentences

Tricky Words

Spell Your Name

Phonics Chart

Mouth Position

Saargam Drill

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13 Problem English Letters

Letters whose spoken names surprise Bangla speakers — click any row to hear it (UK accent by default). The Bangla column tries to use a real Bengali voice.

Letter	IPA	Bangla	Letter	IPA	Bangla

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Consonant Phonemes

IPA symbol, example word, and Bangla approximation — click any row to hear the example word. The Bangla column tries to use a real Bengali voice.

IPA	Example Word	Bangla	Voicing

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/p/ /t/ /k/ Minimal Pairs Drill

These three unvoiced stops are often confused — practice each triad, click any word to hear it.

/p/	/t/	/k/

💡 Tip: Hold a piece of paper in front of your mouth. For /p/ and /t/ you should feel a small puff of air on the paper — that's aspiration.

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Pronunciation Drill Sentences

Full sentences built from the /p/ /t/ /k/ words above — click to hear each one spoken naturally.

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"Pronounce If You Can" — Tricky Words

Commonly mispronounced English words. Click any word to hear the correct pronunciation.

Pronounce if you can..................

💡 Note: Words like present and house change pronunciation depending on whether they're used as a noun or a verb — both versions are included below.

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Spell Your Name

Type any name and hear it spelled out letter by letter, using the correct spoken letter names.

Spell your name:

💡 Tip: Letters highlighted in amber are among the 13 "problem letters" — pay extra attention to how they sound.

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A–Z Phonics Chart

Every letter, upper & lower case, with its Bangla approximation — click any Bangla bubble to hear it in a real Bengali voice (if your device has one).

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Consonants — Mouth Position Guide

Where your tongue, teeth, and lips go for each sound — click the IPA to hear the isolated letter sound.

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Phonetic Saargam — Vowel Contrast Drill

Practice long/short vowel contrasts (ɑː, ʌ, ɜː, ə) with different consonants — click a syllable to hear it, or the arrow to hear the pair in sequence.

Lesson 11: Master Tricky English Sounds

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