Rhythm may sound like it is limited to music or perhaps poetry, but it is in fact one of the features used to describe all world languages. English has a specific kind of rhythm. Which rhythm, and what does it mean? You can find out in the post on rhythm, or first try out the exercises here.
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| p | b | t | d ɾ | k | g | tʃ | dʒ |
| f | v | θ | ð | s | z | ʃ | ʒ |
| m | n | ŋ | l | r | w | j | h |
| i | ɪ | e | æ | ə | ʌ | u | ʊ |
| oʊ | ɔ | ɑ | eɪ | ɔɪ | aɪ | aʊ | |
Watch this space for more exercises to come on hearing, understanding and reproducing native-like standard rhythms in American English.
