Check out these posts to learn more about American English consonant sounds:
- Words with the Voiceless TH SoundAmerican English has two TH sounds. For both TH sounds you need to place your tongue gently between your teeth. One TH sound is voiced and one ...Read more
- Why you MUST pronounce word final SFailing to pronounce word final S creates both grammatical & pronunciation errors that will definitely contribute to your foreign accent!Read more
- Why is Th is so difficult to pronounce?Why is Th is so difficult to pronounce? Do you ever wonder why the Th is so difficult for non native English speakers to pronounce? Here’s a ...Read more
- Why does the T have different sounds in American English?The American T has many sounds My accent reduction coaching clients often ask me, “Susan, I’ve noticed that you say your T sounds differently than I do. ...Read more
- Want smooth American speech? Use contractions!Want Smooth American Speech? Use Contractions! Many of the people who I work with in my accent reduction coaching program resist using contractions when they speak. I tell them, ...Read more
- Vowel Sounds in American EnglishMany people have emailed me during the past two weeks asking for websites that have American English vowel sounds with audio. I found this site, ...Read more
- Voiced & Voiceless Sounds in American EnglishThe Voiced & Voiceless Sounds Every week I receive questions about the importance of voiced and voiceless sounds in American English pronunciation. There are several reasons why it’s ...Read more
- These Sounds are Critical for Professional Spoken EnglishThese Sounds are Critical for Professional Spoken English In my accent reduction coaching program I often work with Spanish, Brazilian Portuguese, Russian & Chinese speakers. These people are professionals ...Read more
- The Three Consonant RuleWhen a word ends with three consonant sounds, native speakers will drop the middle sound. This makes these words easier to pronounce.Read more
- The Dropped T SoundThe American English T Sounds In yesterday’s post, I wrote about the 4 sounds of the American T * and I explained how Americans often use ...Read more
- The Best Online Dictionary for American English PronunciationMany of you have asked me the question, “What is the best online dictionary is for learning to pronounce American English words?” I usually recommend http://dictionary.reference.com/ because ...Read more
- Sung Yuri’s English Job InterviewSung Yu Ri is a young Korean singer and actress famous for her roles in the productions One Fine Day and the Snow Queen. In ...Read more
- Sound more natural in American EnglishSound more natural in American English The people who I work with in my accent reduction coaching program often tell me~ Susan, I wanna sound more natural ...Read more
- Rachel’s English-A Pronunciation BlogI just came across this incredible resource called Rachel’s English. The pronunciation content on this site is very rich because Rachel provides two short videos ...Read more
- Pronouncing Voiced & Voiceless Consonant SoundsPronouncing Voiced & Voiceless Consonant Sounds Are you an Arabic, Chinese, Japanese, Vietnamese or Spanish speaker who is working to improve your American accent? If you are….it’s ...Read more
- Pronouncing the Voiced th SoundThe voiced th sound is one of the most problematic sounds for non-native English speakers to pronounce. To make the sound place your tongue slightly between ...Read more
- Pronouncing Consonant ClustersHere’s a great question that I received from one of my accent reduction clients this week. Q: I have trouble pronouncing words that contain groups of ...Read more
- One Accent Reduction Technique for Spanish SpeakersOne Accent Reduction Technique for Spanish Speakers Spanish speakers frequently drop the consonant sounds at the ends of words. Doing this will make your speech to sound grammatically ...Read more
- Merriam-Webster’s Perfect PronunciationMerriam-Webster’s Perfect Pronunciation Here’s a free website where you can practice your American English pronunciation. It’s called Merriam-Webster’s Perfect Pronunciation and it has audio practice activities that ...Read more
- Learning American ConsonantsLearning American Consonants One of the key skills that I teach my accent reduction coaching clients from Japan, China & Latin America is how to articulate ...Read more