Rhythm Many of the fundamental aspects of the rhythm of English are learned when children are read nursery rhymes. Some old favorites are Goldilocks and the three bears, Jack and the beanstalk, the three little pigs, etc. Try to read them and concentrate on getting a regular rhythm to your speech.
Phonemes are the basic building blocks of meaning.
These sounds which distinguish words in English must be mastered if you are to understand and be understood. Test your mastery of the basic phonemes by saying and listening to these minimal pairs. These are pairs of words which differ only in one particular sound. Find out here. Word endings Word Endings English word endings cause particular problems for speakers of languages such as Chinese, where there are a very limited number of possible endings on syllables.