UK and US Pronunciation - Reference
Compare common UK and US pronunciations of 11 words and letter names, including tomato, Z, vitamin and schedule. A one-page B1–B2 awareness reference with IPA and notes on accepted variants.
What’s in the worksheet?
- Side-by-side UK and US pronunciation models
- Eleven entries, from familiar examples to niche
- Vowel and word-stress differences
- Notes on accepted variants and regional variation
Recognise common UK and US pronunciation models without treating either accent as the only correct one. This is a printable awareness reference, not an exercise sheet.
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A simple way to teach it
Before the lesson
Print one page per learner. Be ready to model a few familiar examples such as tomato, zed/zee and vitamin; no answer key is required.
- Begin with the familiar entries near the top. Point out that Z differs as a letter name, while /z/ in words is unchanged.
- Compare vowel differences and the stress mark in the IPA. Use advertisement to illustrate the change in main stress.
- Read the variant notes together: route has two accepted US models, zebra also has a long-vowel UK variant, and niche has two US models.
Support and extension
Choose a few relevant words rather than teaching all eleven at once. Keep this as an awareness sheet; learners do not need to imitate both accents.
Suggested approach. Adjust the pace and number of questions to suit your class.
