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If your native language is Spanish, these are the most likely accent patterns you will find in your speech.
The pronunciation targets you can work on to improve your American Accent are listed below. You can purchase this module on the Subscriptions button or in our store. Use the links to go to the video and practice materials for each sound. Practice in the order listed, as the most important patterns are listed first.
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Step 1: Z can sound like s at the ends of words was /wʌz/ sounds like wass can sound like s at the start of words zero sounds like sero Step 2: D can sound like “t” at the ends of words, or be left off the ends of words code sounds like coat, or we’d sounds like we Step 3: /ɪ/ “vowel ɪ” can sound like vowel ee /i/ it sounds like eat Step 4: TH /θ/ (as in “think, with”) can sound like s or t thing sounds like sing or ting with sounds like wiss or wih Step 5: TH /ð/ (as in those, breathe) can sound like d or th /θ/ those sounds like dose breathe sounds like breed or breeth Step 6: /æ/ “vowel a” can sound like vowel ah /a/ cat sounds like cot Step 7: V can sound like F at the ends of words leave sounds like leaf Step 8: /ɹ, ɚ/ "vowel er" can sound like vowel schwa /ə/ bird sounds like bud Step 9: R can be rolled Step 10: P can sound like “b” at the start of words pay sounds like bay Step 11: T can sound be left off the ends of words not sounds like no Step 12: ng can sound like n or have an extra g or k sound thing sounds like thin or think Step 13: Consonant Clusters can have sounds left off, or the same error patterns as above lived sounds like lift or live, want sounds like wan, words sounds like word or worts Step 14: /e/ “vowel ay” can sound like vowel eh /ɛ/ wait sounds like wet Step 15: /a/ “vowel ah” can sound like vowel o /o/ not sounds like note Step 16: /ʊ/ “vowel U” can sound like vowel oo /u/ look sounds like Luke Step 17: /ə/ “vowel schwa” can sound like written letter rather than the American "uh" sound between sounds like bee-tween above sounds like ay-bove Step 18: G can sound like K at the ends of words pig sounds like pick Step 19: /ei/ “Vowel Ay” can sound like vowel eh snake sounds like snack Step 20: J and Y can be switched job sounds like yob yellow sounds like jello Step 21: Sh and Ch can be switched wish sounds like which she's sounds like cheese
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