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How to pronounce phonics in British English

“phonics” pronunciation by British speakers

Listen to phonics the way British speakers say it — in real sentences from public video clips that play here, on YouTongue.

“phonics” in real sentences — British speakers

46 clips in the index. Clips come from public YouTube videos — parliaments, government agencies and independent channels.

  1. phonics appeared in our words there.

    The Scottish Parliament

  2. Yesterday, we learnt how the UK’s revolution in phonics has dramatically improved school standards.

    UK Parliament

Words that sound like “phonics”

Words one sound away from phonics — the pairs that are easy to mix up. Listen to them back to back.

Other forms of “phonics”

Why real speech

A dictionary gives you one careful reading of phonics. Conversation gives you the stress, the vowel reduction and the speed that people actually use — and they differ between accents. YouTongue plays the surrounding sentence, so you hear the word in the rhythm it belongs to.

Nearby words

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