American accent

Why an American accent? Seriously, why? America is a very diverse country. Aside from the many foreign accents we also have many of our own unique accents. Most Americans appreciate different accents, and unless your accent is really thick or your pronunciation is really hard to understand most people won't have a problem with it.

So you decided to sound like a boring American, Now what? First things first, make sure you are using the right words, or lingo when you speak. Example: 1. Say elevator not lift 2. chips not crisps 3. Fries, not chips 4. Cookie not Biscuit 5. Apartment not Flat

Silly English sounds that will drive you Crazy R - err Hard R Lite L Dark L 1. River 1. Like 1. Help 2. Super 2. Language 2. Circle 3. Flower 3. Clean 3. Pull

Lite L comes before a Vowel or Diphthong in a syllable. 1. lip 8. Learn 2. Laugh 9. Flag 3. long 10. Slap 4. lay 11. Black 5. Less 12. Blog 6. large 13. Leona 7. low 14. Love

Dark L comes after a vowel of diphthong 1. circle pull milk help whole tall pool ball 2. fall will all tall girl call puddle real deal 3. detail e-mail family

1) I like to learn languages. 2) Lisa loves Larry a lot. 3) That is a long blog about learning. 4) It is a really good deal. 5) The small ball fell in the cool pool.

6) Call the tall girl. 7) Please leave the whole glass of milk on the table. 8) Look at the really little flag. 9) I will list all of the final details in my letter. 10) Please send the last e-mail to my family.

That Wacky R sound R sound at the beginning of a word 1) red 2) right 3) wrong 4) ring 5) rope 6) write 7) rent 8) rich 9) rose 10) rabbit

Only a Hard R will do R sound at the end of a word 1) car 2) bar 3) father 4) mother 5) singer 6) star 7) teacher 8) far 9) near 10) here (The R sound is at the end of the word because the E is silent.)

1) Do not cry! 2) The teacher is very boring. 3) Mother, you are a star! 4) Tie the rope around the bar. 5) I am sorry I broke the mirror in the store. 7) My father has a red race car. 8) Write the letter to your brother. 9) How are you? 10) The ring is on the wrong finger.

obviously it's wadder boddle When T or TT comes between two vowel sounds or diphthong sounds, pronounce T or TT as D. 1. daughter = daugh-der letter D 2. computer = com-pu-der 3. settle = se-dle 4. bottle = bo-dle 5. water = wa-der 6. heater = hea-der 7. letter = le-der

whada good Idea T and TT can also be pronounced as a D when the T sound comes at the end of a word and the next word starts with a vowel sound (a, e, i, o, u). Example: What a good idea. Many native speakers link the two words together ("What" and "a") and make a D sound instead of a true T.

unwritten rules Note: The use of the D or true T sounds can vary from person to person and by region. Native speakers do not usually study these rules. It is just their natural way of speaking. You will find exceptions to every rule!

Despite being the most common sound in every dialect of English, not that many people are familiar with the term “schwa sound”, including native speakers. Recognized by the “ǝ” symbol, it can be made by every vowel. And you’ll find it in unaccented/unstressed syllables of words. In short, it’s the “uh” sound in words.

What the Schwa? Vowel A Pleasant Again Balloon E Problem Celebrate Enemy I Duplicate President Family O Parrot Bottom Freedom U Support Circumstances Album Y Syringe Analysis Pennsylvania

List of -er ending schwa words Hotter Sharper Lighter Smoother Braver Wider Tidier Nastier Heavier

List of -or ending schwa words Actor Doctor Collector Inspector Instructor Visitor Creditor Exhibitor

List of -ar ending schwa words Burglar Cellar Collar Dollar Caterpillar Circular Scholar Popular

List of -our ending schwa words Pour Four Hour Your Tour Flour