Category: Pronunciation
The [‘r] sound
The sound the alphabet letter [R] makes by itself is the same sound found in:
hurt vs heart
[h’r/t] [ha’r/t]
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The Schwa
The Schwa is the sound an unstressed vowel makes. It sounds similar to the [uh] which is the sound of the short ‘u’, only your mouth is less open.
photography
[fuh/taw/gruh/fee]
Note: with the word ‘photography’, the second ‘o’ is the stressed vowel, and the other vowels are unstressed.
Qu sound
Question
[kweh/s/chun]
Short i
live leave
[lih/v] [lee/v]
Big a
bad bed
[bah/d] [beh/d