Test the AIR sound in where, there, chair and care, in a British or an American accent. This version uses B2 sentences: longer, with tricky sound pairs and real stress patterns.
The AIR sound in hair, where and care is pronounced differently in the two main accents. In British English it is a long, open E with no R. In American English the R is pronounced. Learners often follow the spelling, so there and their and here and hair can sound mixed up. Many common words use this sound, often with very different spellings.
At B2 listeners expect you to be easy to follow for a long time. These upper intermediate sentences are longer and put similar sounds close together, so you practise accuracy under the same pressure as in an exam or a meeting.
Saying here instead of hair, so the vowel is too closed
Rolling or tapping the R
Mixing British and American versions
Following unusual spellings such as wear, their and prayer
Each sentence trains one sound. The orange label above the sentence tells you which one.
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