"How to teach the primary students to pronounce the words correctly?"

The reason why I chose this research topic is to help students improve their pronunciation and communicate more clearly. In my presentation, I will tell you about useful games and exercises to correct young students' pronunciation, as well as which games are most effective for correcting the pronunciation of students of which age.

2. What do my students and colleagues think about exercises related to pronunciation that I use with my primary students?

   
   

   
   

3. How effective are my activities in improving students' pronunciation?

   
   

• Again they wanted:

  Spelling bee

  Shadowing

  Tongue twister

  Watching english cartoons.

Institution: Namangan State Institution of Foreign Languages
Group: MBX-BU-22
Teaching places: in Turakurgan school N_01 and in Yangikurgan school N_03

Grades:1 to 4 classes

Number of students: 15-16

What effective methods should I use with primary school children to teach pronunciation correctly?

•to work student as a group or in pairs

•to find new words and pronounce them correctly

•to work on my own pronunciation

• to pay attention efficiency of games and activities.

2. Survey to ask students opinions about how effective the pronunciation games and activities were.

3. Other people's written ideas.

1. Spelling bee

2. Tongue twister game

3. Drilling activities

(Depends on the teaching context. If there is a computer and a projector, I will try to use "hangman", "wheelboard" or " sorting words" as pronunciation activities.)

Materials for action research

1. Flash cards

2. Google form (as I could not use Google form at my practicum due to some contextual limitations, so I decided to either make a survey about lessons in the written cards or ask orally).

1. Minimal Pairs Challenge – 85% effectiveness

Helps children hear and distinguish similar sounds.

Encourages listening and speaking accuracy.

Works well for common pronunciation mistakes (e.g., "ship" vs. "sheep").

2. Tongue Twisters – 80% effectiveness

Repetition builds muscle memory for difficult sounds.

Helps with fluency and pronunciation clarity.

Fun and engaging for children.

3. Pronunciation-Focused Spelling Bees – 75-80% effectiveness

4. Drilling activities

   High Retention (80-90%) – Frequent repetition reinforces correct pronunciation.

   ✅ Muscle Memory – Helps with articulation and sound formation.

   ✅ Confidence Building – Children become comfortable pronouncing words correctly.

   
   

• To make students' speech clearly

• To avoid misunderstanding.

•to work student as a group or in pairs.

•to find new words and pronounce them correctly.

•to work on my own pronunciation.

1. Drilling activites -16 students liked

2. Tongue twister games-14 students liked

3. Spelling bee -2 students liked

Fourth grade students responses (participant number:15)

1. Drilling activites -15 students liked

2. Tongue twister games-15 students liked

3. Spelling bee -15 students liked

1. The teacher used drilling methods effectively.

2. The teacher used the grammar-translation method effectively.

3. Used textbook effectively and showed some realia.

Note: pay attention to the pronunciation of the word clothes!

Note: Students may not know antonyms or what an antonym means.

4. Teacher used effective interaction patterns:

• first whole group

• individually asking for words to pronounce

• Pair work

Suggestions: I think you can use the following for tongue twister games:

Jello yoghurt

Yummy yoghurt

5. Students were very active during the lesson.

6. The teacher tried to use a spelling bee effectively

7. Students liked tongue-twister games and drilling activities. The teacher asked students' opinions about these games orally.