Many people think that pronunciation is what makes up an accent. It may be that pronunciation is very important for an understandable accent. But it is intonation that gives the final touch that makes an accent native.
Intonation is the “music” of a language, and is perhaps the most important element of a good accent. Often we hear someone speaking with perfect grammar, and perfect formation of the sounds of English but with a little something that gives them away as not being a native speaker. Read more…
In the English language, we do not say every syllable with the same strength or force. In any one word, we accentuate only one syllable, while we pronounce the others quietly. Word stress can also help us understand the ‘shape’ of a spoken word as it helps us to pronounce it. Read more…
A phoneme is the smallest unit of sound in speech. Group of phonemes make up the words we speak.
Phoneme #1 : 
As in thrift, birthday, Thursday, think.
How do we pronounce : just place the tip of your tongue between the upper and the bottom teeth, barely touching your teeth.
NOW, would you mind sharing some words which contain this phoneme ? YOU can 
The first rule of speaking English is to speak clearly, concisely and use simple vocabulary. KISS – keep it short and simple.
Remember you probably won’t just speak to native speakers. There are roughly 380 million native speakers, but as many as a billion people speak it as a second language. So it’s a good idea to avoid idioms and slang (I always say learn it, but don’t use it). It might sound clever to say “You’re barking up the wrong tree,” but if you misuse it or if the other person doesn’t understand you, you’ll only look silly when you try to explain what you meant to say, or what it actually means. Read more…