American Accent Lesson 10 — American Accent Course Monthly

Lesson 10: Phrasal Verbs and the American L

Goals for this Lesson:

Learn what phrasal verbs are and how to stress them.
Use the correct stress in acronyms, spelling and numbers.
Get a more "Americanized" L and learn how the L differs from the R.
Pass our short quiz with at least 80% accuracy.

Step 1

Word Intonation Patterns- 1 and 2 Syllables

While Compound Nouns are stressed in the beginning, Phrasal Verbs (two part verbs) are stressed at the end. You will find out all about it in this lesson. We are also going to talk about stress in spelling and numbers. Use your workbook to follow along.

Phrasal Verbs and More

Step 2

Pronunciation Lesson 10

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Video 5

Video 2

Video 6

Video 3

Video 7

Video 4

Step 3

The American L

Please repeat after me…

L Words- Slow Pace

L Words- Normal Pace

L Sentences- Slow Pace

L Sentences- Normal Pace

What kind of deals did you find at the sale?

Leslie is a really pretty girl.

The ball rolled down the hill.

Allen liked the candles in the hall.

Could you help me film the school play?

Where in the world can you buy tile for less than a nickel?

Step 4

Take the Lesson 10 Quiz

Quiz 10

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Question 1

Normally, what part of speech is usually most stressed?

A	True
B	False

Question 2

Which word would be stressed in this phrasal verb? stand up

A	stand
B	up

Question 3

Which word would be stressed in this phrasal verb? stand up for

A	stand
B	up
C	for

Question 4

When a phrasal verb shifts to become a noun, we still stress the second part of the word.

A	True
B	False

Question 5

Which part of the word would get more stress here? a standup comedian

A	stand
B	up

Question 6

Is this used as a phrasal verb or a compound noun? take out/ takeout

A	phrasal verb
B	compound noun

Question 7

hand out/ handout

A	phrasal verb
B	compound noun

Question 8

Is the stress pattern in this acronym correct? FBI

A	Yes
B	No

Question 9

Is the stress pattern in this acronym correct? 95814

A	Yes
B	No

Question 10

The American L can be made several different ways.

A	True
B	False

Question 11

When you have an L after a vowel, you shouldn't hear a schwa sound between the vowel and the L.

A	True
B	False

Question 12

When L is followed by a consonant, you should only lightly (or barely) touch the teeth with your tongue.

A	True
B	False

Question 13

Which word do you hear?

A	rice
B	lice

Question 14

Which word do you hear?

A	fear
B	feel

Question 15

Which word do you hear?

A	berry
B	belly

Question 16

Does this word use the American-style L? pool

A	Yes
B	No

Question 17

Does this word use the American-style L? lesson

A	Yes
B	No

Question 18

Does this word use the American-style L? film

A	Yes
B	No

Question 19

Which word is different?

A	First
B	Second
C	Third

Question 20

Does this sound correct? girl

A	Yes
B	No

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