AMERICAN

ACCENT
TRAINING
WHAT IS ACCENT?
 ACCENT IS A COMBINATION OF
THREE MAIN COMPONENTS:

• INTONATION (speech music)

• LIAISONS (word connection)

 ACCENT IS A COMBINATION OF
THREE MAIN COMPONENTS:

• PRONUNCIATION ( the spoken sounds

of vowels, consonants, and
combination
• That I’m ……….. [The dime]

• That I’m easier ……….. [The

dime easier]
• They tell me that I’m easier to
understand

……….. [ They tell me The dime

easier to understand]
Spelling Pronunciation
My name is Ann. [my nay mi zæn]

American accent [amer'k' næksent]

LA [eh lay]
[näi nou näin, fäi vo
909-5068
sick sate]
 CONSONANT & CONSONANT

Words are connected when a word

ends in a consonant sound and the
next word starts with a consonant
that is in a similar position.
Spelling Pronunciation

I just didn't get the [I jussdidn't ge(t)the

chance chance]

I've been late

[äivbin la(t)twice]
twice.
 VOWEL& VOWEL

When a word ending in a vowel

sound is next to one beginning with
a vowel sound, they are connected
with a glide between the two
vowels.
Spelling Pronunciation

Go away. [go(w)away]

I also need the [äi(y)älso need

other one. the(y)other one]
 T, D, S or Z + Y

When the letter or sound of T, D, S or

Z is followed by a word that starts
with Y, or its sound, both sounds are
connected.
These letters and sounds connect
not only with Y, but they do so as
well with the initial unwritten [y]
sound of syllables and words. They
form a combination that changes
the pronunciation.
Spelling Pronunciation

What's your name? [Whacher name?]

Can't you do it? [Canchoo do it?]

Don't you like it? [Donchoo like it?]

Actually [achully]
Spelling Pronunciation

What did you do? [Whajoo do?]

Would you help
[Wüjoo help me?]
me?
Did you like it? [Didja like it?]

graduation [graju(w)ation]
Spelling Pronunciation

Insurance [inshurance]

Sugar [shüg'r]
Spelling Pronunciation

How's your family? [howzher family?]

Who's your friend? [hoozhier friend?]

casual [kazhyoow'l]

Usual [yuzhoow'l]
What are you doing? [w'dr you doing]

Where are you going? [wer'r you going]

[w'dr yü planning än
What're you planning on doing? doing]

How are you? [hæwr you]

Those are no good. [thozer no good]

How are you doing? [hæwer you doing]

The kids are still [the kidzer stillə
asleep. sleep]

How's your family? [hæozhier fæmlee]

Where're your keys? [wher'r y'r keez]
You're American, [yrə mer'k'n, arn
aren't you? choo]
Tell me when you're [tell me wen yr
ready. reddy]

Is this your car? [izzis y'r cär]

You're late again, [yer lay də gen,
Bob. Bäb]
Which one is yours? [which w'n'z y'rz]
 A B

duh duh duh 1. la la la

duh duh duh 2. la la la

duh duh duh 3. la la la

duh duh duh 4. la la la

duh duh duh duh duh duh

ABC 1. imprecise

123 2. a hot dog

Dogs eat bones. 3. They eat bones.

duh duh duh duh duh duh

condition 1. alphabet

a hot dog 2. hot dog stand

They eat them. 3. Give me one.
• I didn't say he stole the money. Someone else
said it.

• I didn't say he stole the money. That's not true

at all.

• I didn't say he stole the money. I only

suggested the possibility.
• I didn't say he stole the money. I think
someone else took it.

• I didn't say he stole the money. Maybe he

just borrowed it.

• I didn't say he stole the money, but rather

some other money
• I didn't say he stole the money. That's not true
at all.

• Someone has accused me and I'm protesting

my innocence.
• I didn't say he stole the money. I only
suggested the possibility.

• Maybe I hinted it. Maybe I wrote it. In

some way, I indicated that he stole the
money, but I didn't say it.
• I didn't say he stole the money. That's not true
at all.

• Someone has accused me and I'm protesting

my innocence.
• I didn't say he stole the money. I think
someone else took it.

• I think someone stole the money, only not

the person you suspect did it.
I didn't say he stole the money, but rather
some other money.

We agree that he stole some money, but I

don't think it's this money.
I didn't say he stole the money. He may
have taken some jewelry.

We agree that he's a thief, but we think he

stole different things