American English: Test Your Knowledge

Americans change T to a light D sound when the T is between vowel sounds, as in "water."

Americans always pronounce the T sound when T follows N, as in "interview."

Americans always pronounce the R sound except when the R is next to last, as in "work."

Americans reduce the L sound (pronounce it lightly) when L is the last letter.

In American English the syllable stress often changes when a word has two forms such as being both noun and verb.

Americans pronounce the letter O four different ways in the words "computer," "cop," "hope" and "do."

Americans pronounce TH the same way in "the" and "think."

American English has complex spellings for Short Vowels and simple spellings for Long Vowels.

Americans teach their kids that "an E at the end makes the vowel sound long."

In American English, when two vowels are next to each other, the 2nd vowel is often silent.