The purpose of this page is to suggest a study approach.

I want to get you started with a plan that's designed to help you learn and practice your English speaking skills without you wasting a lot of time figuring out what to do.

Different people have different skills and need different kinds of help.

I truly believe that practicing the alphabet, consonants, vowels and sounds, is the best way to improve your spoken English.

We were all taught that words are made up of syllables (which they are).

Let's change this just a little bit.

I want you to think that words are made up of individual sounds.

And that these sounds are then combined to make words.

Think in terms of individual sounds.

Do this, and everything becomes very easy. You must complete one sound before you say the next sound.

Once you get comfortable with the sounds and how they join together, you will get the syllables and the words.

Right now, your focus must be on individual sounds. Trust me on this!

Give this approach a try. You can always change it.


Where Do You Start?

Step 1: Start with the basics. Go back to the alphabet and practice your "A, B, C's."

Be sure to listen to the audio. This is really important.

In this way, you can hear the sound and let it enter your brain. Now repeat and practice the sound. Say it to yourself. Consider recording it with a tape recorder so you can hear what you say.

The secret is to practice! The nice thing is, you can repeat the sound as many times as you want.


Step 2: Consonants

Consonants are a part of the alphabet. You need to practice these sounds. That's why we have created a separate section for them. Don't skip over this.


Step 3: Sounds of the Language

This is where eezee speek® is going to make the biggest difference.

In addition to the sounds of the alphabet, there are sounds that are made when 2 or more letters are combined. This is where English Learners usually need the most help.

eezee speek® identifies 33 "Complex Sounds." Some people might call them phonemes or dipthongs. Forget the linguistic words. Think letter combinations and the sounds they make.

To make it easier to learn these sounds. I've put them into 5 groups. The groups reflect how often a sound is used in the language. That means Group 1 has the sounds that are used the most.

To me, it makes sense that you learn the things that you will use the most, first. This makes the learning useful, helps to build your confidence, and most importantly, shows you that you are making progress.

With this in mind, study the sounds in the following order:

Remember, that every sound has an audio. Also, every sound has practice words that you can use to practice that specific sound.

Every sound has 9 practice words except one. And guess what, that's the last sound on the list! As you might have guessed, it's not used that much.

It's very important that you use the practice words. They are there to help you learn and practice each sound.


Step 4: Using the Word List

The website has over 1,000 words. These words were selected because they are the most-used words in the English language. Every word you learn and practice here, you will use in your daily life.

The words are grouped in a new way. I've grouped them so all the one letter words are together, and all the two letter words are together, etc.

I did this so you can study words of the same length together. Why? Because it's its easier that way.

You can see words easier. There are no long words distracting you. You are building your skills. First, with the short words (simple), and then you will progress to the longer words (complex).

Here in the United States, we often say, Keep It Simple, Make It Fun!

I admire you for getting here. If you've gotten this far, you will reach your destination. Do not give up. Continue to maintain your focus. You will get the results you are working for.

Improving your English speaking skills is just part of the process of getting to your result. It's just something you have to do along the way.

If you have another approach, or a suggestion to improve on this approach, please contact me. I am interested in hearing from you.