Consonant Clusters and How to Make them in American English | English Hacks Pronunciation

Today's American English Pronunciation lesson will teach you how to make American English consonant clusters. This doesn't include every cluster, but we'll look at many different common clusters. In addition, always remember the basic technique: be able to make the first sound, be able to make the second sound, and then be able to transition between the two sounds. This will allow you to create any sound cluster you find! And be careful! Many resources confuse the sounds and the spelling. Don't fall into this trap! Learn about all that in today's American English pronunciation lesson from English Hacks!

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Intro: (0:00)
What is a cluster and what isn't?: (0:28)
Basic technique for any sound combination: (3:02)
Clusters with L ("light"/consonant): (3:25)
BL/PL: (3:46)
KL/GL: (4:48)
FL: (5:47)
Clusters with R consonant: (6:29)
BR/PR: (7:02)
KR/GR: (7:54)
TR/DR (CHR/JR): (9:11)
FR: (11:36)
Clusters with S: (12:40)
SL: (12:50)
SM: (14:35)
SN: (15:09)
SW: (15:43)
Important about SP/ST/SK: (16:38)
SP: (18:58)
ST: (19:27)
SK: (20:01)
The Clusters FT/PT/KT: (20:25)
FT: (21:32)
PT: (22:05)
KT: (22:51)
Triple Clusters with S: (23:18)
Examples for SPL, STR, SPR, SKR, SKW: (26:09)
Outro and Up Next: (26:42)
Cat Blooper: (26:46)

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[jonasbukasa]

Thank you Josh for your course don't tired ! Because i like it do much.

[trfek]

Great lesson! But wow the noise on the background really stands out!

[GG-fyhm]

Something I needed since a long time. Will there be another part of this?

[littlepeach]

Hi, in clusters such as these: stopped by, helped me, robbed me, etc. Do native speakers glottalize the bilabial consonants before the "ed", thus dropping the "ed" entirely, and then linking right to the following bilabial consonant, or do they actually pronounce the "ed", but just very subtly? What happens when the following sound is a vowel, as in: looked even more, gaped at him, etc. Can the consonants be glottalized too? Last but not least, is it common to glottalize a consonant before an "h", as in: "but her", so in other words, when not wanting to pronounce it as "butter" :) Thank you very much for these videos!

[tmblighty]

What a lovely video! Let alone superb and to the point content. I am happy to become your new subscriber. Pul-leez, keep it up. (-:
And thank you, Josh!

[erytroxylon]

Thank you for the lesson! With "blue" I slip a ee sound after the bl cluster so it comes out as "blee-ue", it turns the oo in blue into a "you" sound for some reason.

[alisson]

Hi! In the song You're All I Need by the band Mötley Crüe, the contraction doesn't really mean 'you were', rather than 'you are", considering the context, especially what is said in the immediately following sentences? Thank you in advance.