Delicious. Pronounced like: d’ LISH-us Here is a word to practice the “D” sound. DELICIOUS is spelled in a way that looks like you might pronounce it “dee-lee-see-yoos” – but it’s actually pronounced ‘d’LISH-us. • 1st syllable: d’ Make a quick “d-“ sound. The vowel...
When we speak a new language, why don’t we sound like a native? Why, for example, do most Americans speaking French still sound American? The answer mainly lies in where you place your tongue to say a sound. In English, for example, the D sound – as in DOG — is...
In English, many words are spelled with 3 syllables but pronounced with only 2 syllables. “Different,” for example, is written with 3 syllables but it is not pronounced “diff-er-ent,” but “DIFF-rent.” The stress falls on the first syllable and the second is reduced....