12 Difficult Sounds

12 worksheets for 12 pairs of English sounds that Japanese students have trouble pronouncing and distinguishing. Each worksheet features:

• A 'listening tree' (minimal pair tree)
• A quickie vocab review in pictures, to end the listening tree
• One or two illustrated, tongue-twisting sentences for pronunciation practice

Great to drop into lessons throughout the year, whenever your main activity only takes up a short time. Once you've done the first one, your students will recognise the format with no need for explanation.

As always, the PDF contains a thorough explanation of the worksheets, as well as the worksheets themselves — clear, sharp; ready to print and copy.

Wanna peek at them first? Go here and here.

Fair warning: I haven't shied away from minimal pairs like sit/shit, election/erection, etc. If that's not right for your classroom, don't worry, there are only a few and they're easy enough to replace with something else.