AMERICAN ENGLISH PRONUNCIATION: Accent Reduction Made Easy

Explore American English pronunciation by focusing on twelve targeted sounds through sensory perception: sound, feel, and memory recall, and practice consonant combinations until you can recall them instantly.

Target 1 teaches a forward, bright American English sound that sits high in the mouth; smiles help placement, with 'hat' as a GPS cue to hit the sound.

Master the bright forward high vowel sound in target 2 for American English pronunciation and accent reduction, using I, hi, and buy.

Target 3 guides learners to move from the comfort zone to an uncomfortable place, producing forward, high-zone vowel sounds such as they and day, and building a normal pronunciation.

Establishes targets 1, 2, and 3 in the high forehead zone, uses 'hat' as a guide word, and provides MP3 recordings plus Google translator to hear each target.

Target 4 teaches the e sound with back tongue placement to create a tight, resonant pronunciation, using words like believable and silly to contrast with forward ay and a sounds.

Master target five sounds produced back in the mouth, with the jaw tight and tongue pulled back toward the soft palate, as in bird and this morning.

Observe a chart showing four and five returning each year, use arrows to mark back here, and explain that the graph indicates we are going back rather than moving forward.

Master target number six, a closed sound, by keeping the mouth tighter and forward, with resonance at the front of the teeth, using 'bed' as a practice word.

This lecture explains how to articulate number seven with a forward, teeth-front position, contrasting it with number six and common mispronunciations using sit as a go-to word.

Master the number eight target by keeping the mouth tight and short, avoiding too much opening, and practicing with the simple word 'up' to feel the accurate posture.

Review numbers six, seven, and eight with simple phrases like a bed and sit up to reinforce easy pronunciation.

Target nine trains you to elongate the vowel with tightened, puckered lips, keeping the sound lively and never short, as in saying 'soup' rather than 'Tuesday'.

Target 10 explains the difference between nine and ten sounds, noting ten is shorter and the mouth is slightly open, with examples like cook, took, and look.

Master target 11 by placing the vowel in the lower chest for a more open American English sound, contrasting with British shallower articulation; practice with oatmeal, rowboats, and soup.

Master target 12 in American English pronunciation by lowering the vowel sound, using chest voice, and practicing ah with contrasts like optical versus awful.

Review the twelve targets for American English pronunciation, practice the sounds and words from each target with a smile, and prepare for consonant work and the upcoming practice sheet.

Reveal consonants on both sides and guide learners through 12 target combinations per consonant, building pronunciation muscles and ensuring consistent target hits across starting points.

Target practice teaches diaphragm-supported consonant production, guiding learners through B, C, F, G, L, R, S, X, and SH with precise tongue placement and airflow.

Practice target two by training diaphragm-supported, elongated, airy consonant sounds across b, g, j, l, m, p, q, s, t, v, w, x, z to improve pronunciation.

Practice target number three focuses on consistent pronunciation targets, tongue position, and sound patterns like soft h and ending x, to maintain accuracy across starting points.

Continue target practice for consonant sounds, refining tongue position at the back of mouth and with a forward tongue for precise articulation. Maintain speed and consistency to boost accent reduction.

Engage in target practice for American English pronunciation by repeating and refining sound combinations, focusing on accurate articulation of numbers like five and three, while training the mouth muscles.

Engage in target practice for American English pronunciation and accent reduction across zone three, mastering consonant and vowel production with examples like egg, headache, edge, wedding, and z sounds.

Master American English pronunciation through focused target practice, differentiating hard and soft sounds and training your muscles to navigate challenging consonant combinations for more fluid speech.

Practice target eight sounds to improve American English pronunciation. Explore a sequence of patterns such as oh, tut tut tut, and w w w w.

Practice the zone four target exercise from the German number four drill, lengthening the nine and articulating sequences like noon, goo goo, and shoes to improve American English pronunciation.

Practice target 10 by adding a final k to words, with examples like book, cook, dock, look. This activity reinforces consistent articulation to improve American English pronunciation and accent reduction.

Practice target pronunciation drills for tricky word blends and vowels, building muscle memory to produce natural American English sounds in phrases like co-worker and show me the ocean.

Master twelve pronunciation targets in a target-practice session, identifying each sound in words and phrases to improve accuracy in American English pronunciation.

Practice the one nine combo in daily exercises to train pronunciation muscles and improve the aoe sound in American English pronunciation and accent reduction.

Learn how final t sounds vary in american pronunciation, sometimes dropping or becoming d, and remember letter and quality with a George Clooney game.

Explore how the r and l affect the preceding vowel in American English pronunciation. See examples word, world, animal, small to learn how these consonants can eat the vowel.