rule of pronunciation english word

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There are

• Vowels – a, e, i, o, u, *y, *w
• Consonants – b, c, d, f, g, h, j, k, l, m, n, p, q, r, s, t, v, *w, x, *y, z
• It is important to note that -w and -y can act as either vowels or consonants, depending on the combination of letters in each word. For example, the word “day” uses the vowel form of -y, while “yell” uses the consonant form.

Vowel combination:

one vowel is surrounded by consonants in a word (example: pet). However, in many words, two vowels are put together, creating an entirely new sound (ex: boat, choose).

Consonant combination:

Consonant combinations can create entirely new sounds. Sometimes, these sounds are a combination of each individual letter (like -ct in the word “act”), but sometimes they are completely unrelated to the sounds the letters would make individually (like -gh in the word “laugh”).

Syllable:

A syllable is basically just one sound in a word.

• Fast – 1 syllable, 1 vowel (Fast)
• Order – 2 syllables, 2 vowels (Or-der)
• Tomorrow – 3 syllables, 3 vowels (To-mor-row)
• Alligator – 4 syllables, 4 vowels (All-i-ga-tor)

Syllable stress:

“Syllable stress” refers to the syllable in a word that gets more emphasis than the others.

• One syllable – Stress the first (and only) syllable.

Examples: dog, cat, day, rain, etc.

• Two syllables – Stress the first or second syllable.

First syllable examples: happy (HAP-py), little (LIT-tle), and running (RUN-ning).

Second syllable examples: record (re-CORD), combine (come-BINE), and insist (in-SIST).

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