![]() It usually represents the unaccented syllable of a word. This phonetic symbol has a special name, ‘Schwa’, and is very common in English words and for a strange reason. Here are the joined consonants and short vowels:Īnd here are the long vowels or diphthongs: We can divide phonetics into four groups – consonants, joined consonants, short vowels and long vowels (also called ‘diphthongs’). With a language like English that has a lot of irregularities in its spelling and little logic to connect the spelling and the pronunciation, phonetics provide an excellent solution.Ĭlearly, in order to use phonetics you need to learn them, but once you have you’ll solve most of your pronunciation problems. They are very useful because whenever you find a new word, you can read its phonetic spelling in your dictionary and know how to pronounce it correctly. Phonetics are a set of symbols that represent all the different sounds of a language. So what can you do to learn how to pronounce words? Read on to find out. ![]() Unfortunately, we write words in one way but often pronounce them in a different way. One of the hardest things in English is learning how to pronounce words.
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