Nigel J. Ross
English Language Resources
Resources for Pronunciation Practice
Homophone Sentences Practice
Homophone Dictation
Tongue-Twisters
Rhymes for Pronunciation Practice
Silent letters
Word Search for Sounds
Use of English Materials
Negative Prefixes - Worksheet
The "-ise" and "-ize" Verb Endings - Usage Notes
Auxiliaries - Usage Notes
Comparatives and Superlatives - Usage Notes
Background to the English Language
History
The History of the English Language - An IntroductionThe English-Speaking World
'Standard English'
Geographical Variation
England's Accents and DialectsCockney - An Introduction
Cockney Rhyming Slang - Worksheet
Welsh English and Scottish English
Irish English
US & Candian English
Australian and New Zealand English
South African English
Indian English
New Englishes - Pidgins and Creoles
Social Aspects
Politically-Correct English - Some Food for ThoughtSlang - An Introduction
Persuasion - The Rhetoric of English
Miscellaneous Materials
Automatic Translation (Italian-English)Famous Writers, Famous Works, Famous Words - Worksheet
Murphy's Law
Word Games
Links to IPA font sources
IPA symbols are useful when referring to sounds in written texts. The symbols are standard on Windows 2000 programs. If your version is earlier you can download a set of IPA characters from the following sites (and then install them via Control Panel – Impostazioni/Pannello di Controllo)