Includes glossary (4-7 p.)

Includes permission to photocopy.

"The phonetic transcriptions of words provided in this book are as given in British-published dictionaries. These represent the accent called Received Pronunciation"--Introd.

Introduction -- Section A Syllables and stress -- A1 Making tracks (counting syllables) -- A2 Syllable soup (syllables and stress) -- A3 Cluster busters (consonant clusters and syllables) -- A4 Stress moves (patterns of word stress) -- A5 Stress snap (stress patterns in simple nouns) -- A6 Stress dice (stress patterns in adjectives) -- A7 Stepping stones (stress in two-syllable verbs) -- A8 Chinese chequers (when and when not to add a syllable in ed and s/es inflections) -- A9 Happy families (stress patterns in long words) -- A10 Stress maze (word stress patterns) -- Section B Sound awareness -- B1 Hidden names (identifying the common sound in a group of words) -- B2 Pronunciation journey (minimal pairs) -- B3 Four-sided dominoes (matching vowel sounds) -- B4 Sound pictures (awareness of sounds) -- B5 Win a word (vowel sounds in words spelt with a final e) -- B6 Ludo (vowel sounds in words by a written r (game 1); consonant sounds (game 2) -- B7 Two-vowel jigsaw (pairs of written vowels) -- B8 Simple sound maze (individual sound /i:/ (puzzle 1); individual sound /j/ (puzzle 2) -- B10 Battleships (sounds and phonetic symbols) -- B11 Join the dots (words and phonetic transcriptions) -- B12 Phonetic crossword (words and phonetic transcriptions) -- B13 Sound dice (sounds and phonetic symbols) -- B14 Find the rule (awareness of sounds) -- B15 Bingo (discrimination of sounds) -- B16 Phonetic code (awareness of sounds) -- Section C Connected speech -- C1 Link maze (linking between vowel sounds) -- C2 Dictation computer (weak forms (puzzle 1); sssmiliation (puzzle 2)) -- C3 Da da language (stress timing) -- C4 Fishing (stress patterns in short phrases) -- C5 Compound clues (stress patterns in compound nouns) -- C6 Rhythm dominoes (stress patterns in short phrases) -- C7 Contradict me (contrastive stress) -- C8 Don't tell me (intonation for shared and new information) -- C9 Intonation monopoly (intonation in question tags) -- C10 Intonation directions (the effect of tonic stress on meaning)

"This book contains a collection of varied and imaginative activities for the practice of English pronunciation. The activities can be used as awareness raising activities or for controlled practice or revision. The teacher's pages provide clear instructions for conducting each game, background information and suggestions for adapting the games to the needs of particular groups of learners. These pages are followed, where necessary, by photocopiable material for the students." (Book Cover)