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In order to change how you speak, it is important to understand some fundamental concepts: 1. When we analyse speech, we can divide it into words.
2. These words can be further divided into syllables.
In the table below, the written words have been divided into syllables with a hyphen symbol – Read the words. It will help to clap your hands or count on your fingers for each syllable.
Number of Syllables
Example words
1 get
make time
Listen 2
num-ber pro-blem win-dow
3
com-pa-ny im-por-tant un-der-stand
3. Each of those syllables can be divided into sounds.
Read the words below. How is “s” pronounced? sorry
husband Now listen to the words. Is the “s” pronounced differently? Now watch video explanation
sugar island
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