Pronunciation Pro: English Pronunciation Through Listening

**NEW USERS: This app will no longer receive content updates. Please see the link below for the app that will continue to receive content updates.**
https://itunes.apple.com/app/id903643899

Pronunciation Pro contains over 1000 recordings to help you hear the difference between similar sounds, such as R/L and S/TH.

Use either spelling or IPA to practice minimal pairs. Also contains SRS functionality.


With Pronunciation Pro you can study the following sound pairs:


・　R/L (rake/lake)
・　V/B (vest/best)
・　S/SH (see/she)
・　T/CH (time/chime)
・　W/H (way/hey)
・　S/TH (mouse/mouth)
・　J/D (page/paid)
・　N/M/NG (man/ma'am, ban/bang)
・　A Sounds (cat/cut)
・　E Sounds (work/walk)
・　I Sounds (keep/kip)
・　O Sounds (hop/hope)
・　U Sounds (Luke/look)


**Please make sure to turn off Silent Mode when studying**


Features:
- 260 words each recorded by 3-4 native speakers
- Multiple study modes (practice individual sounds, practice all, test, game)
- Supports both spelling and IPA (the International Phonetic Alphabet)**
- Sounds recorded by 7 native speakers
- Game Center support to compete with your friends***
- Basic SRS to remind you to study
- Detailed scores to show progress
- Streak function to encourage daily study

**If you have never used IPA (but want to learn), please check the IPA information section for a comparison of sounds.

**Game Center functionality is limited to high scores for Game Mode only and achievements. Scores for other modes (Choose Sound, Practice All, Test) are NOT displayed in the Game Center.



--What is IPA?--

IPA, or the International Phonetic Alphabet, is an alphabet for pronunciation. It shows the sound of a word. In English, many spellings have the same sound. In IPA, those words are written the same.

On the other hand, some English words are spelled the same, but sound different. In IPA, those words are written differently.

For more information and examples, please see the IPA information section within the app.



--What is SRS?--

SRS stands for Spaced Repetition System. It is a system often used by language learners to study more efficiently.

If you don’t practice something for a long time, you might forget it. SRS reminds you to review something before you forget it.

You will see a colored bar with each set. When you practice a sound pair, the bar will fill up based on your score. If your score is higher than the current color, the bars will increase. The bars will not decrease if you get a lower score.

The bars decrease with time. Based on your score, the bars will start to decrease 1-3 weeks after you get a good score.

If the bar color changes for a sound pair, make sure you practice it again!