Identifying different accents

1. Accent.

You will hear three speakers saying a word. Two pronounce it the same way, but one pronounces it differently. Which is the different one?

2. Accent.

Now listen to the words from the previous exercise in sentences. Match the speakers to the sentences they say.

3. Accent.

Now see if you can identify these speakers.

 

4. Practice.

Listen and try saying the words in exercise 1 using two different accents – standard British English and a regional accent.

	First example	Second example
1. bath:	Standard British English	Northern England
2. look:	Standard British English	Scotland England
3. caught:	Standard British English	the United States
4. air:	Standard British English	New Zealand
5. calm:	Standard British English	the United States
6. bottles:	Standard British English	Southern England
7. car:	Standard British English	Northern Ireland
8. year:	Standard British English	South Africa