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Tiny pronunciation differences❇️
NOSY / NOISY🔸
Nosy has the same
“o” sound as in go, slow, and those.
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Noisy has the same
“oi” sound as in boy, toy, and coin.
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QUITE / QUIET
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Quite is one syllable. It rhymes with right, white, and fight.
🔸 The word
quiet has two syllables, with the stress on the first one:
QUI-et.
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STILL / STEAL🔸
Still rhymes with fill, will, and kill.
🔸 The word
steal rhymes with feel, deal, and meal.
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THREE / TREE🔆
The TH sound and the TR sound are definitely challenging for English learners – but it’s important to differentiate them!
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Three has a
“soft TH” like in the words think and thirsty, and the “soft TH” is followed by an R sound – same as in throw, thread, and thrift.
🔸 In the word
tree, the T has more of a
CH sound, so it should be almost like
TCHREE. This TR combination is the same as in true, transfer, and trip.
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ANKLE / UNCLE🔸 The
“an” in
ankle should be like in the words bank and thanks.
🔸 The
“un” in
uncle should be like in the words fun and under.
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CARE / CAR🔸
Care rhymes with air, square, and wear,
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car rhymes with far, star, and bar.
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