Patient Basics: Laryngitis 2 Minute Medicine CHEAT CODE FOR ROLLING YOUR "R's" This is by far the number one thing my American clients struggle with. Rolling r's just doesn't really happen in this majority of Ameican accents, so most of us Teach the S Sound HomeSpeechHome In English, consonant sounds are divided into voiced and voiceless. A voiced consonant sound is produced when your vocal cords vibrate while you say the sound. You can check this by Tongue mapping research: CSU device lets you hear with your tongue Colorado State University Vocal Cord The Source of Human Voice