Listening Exercises for American English Vowels
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Learning to really hear American English sounds is one of the most important steps to reducing your accent. For every sound I work on with my students we always do a listening exercise. I have to make sure that my students hear the English sound and can hear the difference between the sound they are using and the way a native English speaker would say it. That’s the point right? To speak American English like a native speaker. If you can hear the difference then you’ll be much more able to pronounce the sound correct.
Correct English pronunciation of vowels becomes especially important when you are working to reduce your accent and sound more like a native speaker. English vowels can be the hardest to hear and pronounce correctly because the mouth shape and resonance are so similar. The way to really learn to hear the difference between these American English vowels is to do sound contrasts or minimal pair contrasts. As you hear words that only differ by their English vowel then you are better able to isolate the vowel and hear the difference.
The more you do this the stronger your pronunciation of American English vowel sounds. It’s similar to strengthening your other muscles, your listening ‘muscles’ can be strengthened as well. Make sure you can hear the difference between these American English vowels and you will be one step closer to speaking English clearly and with confidence
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