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

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Watch this space for more exercises to come on hearing, understanding and reproducing native-like standard rhythms in American English.