The Center for Confident American English Communication

Pronouncing voiced consonants in American English is a problem for many Vietnamese speakers (and speakers of other Asian languages). In American English we have many voiced consonant sounds. These sounds include: /b/,/d/, /g/, /ð/,/z/, /v/, /ʒ/ & /dʒ/. Here are a few examples of what happens: When you say the word save it sounds like safe. When

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American spoken English frequently causes problems for English speakers in the Philippines. Specific pronunciation problems include the schwa vowel sound, and voiced and voiceless sounds such as the /s/ & /z/ sounds, the /p/ & /b/ sounds and the /f/ & /v/ sounds. Here is an article from the Manila Bulletin that explains more about

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The sounds of the letters S & Z are often confusing for students of American English pronunciation. Here are a few tips for pronouncing these sounds correctly. Tongue position The /s/ and /z/ sounds are made with the same tongue position. The tip of the tongue is behind your upper gum ridge. The tongue is

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