Start with a schwa sound 'ə', similar to 'uh'.
Move to 'pri', with a stressed 'pri' sounding like 'pree'.
Next, say 'shi', pronounced as 'shee'.
Finally, finish with 'ate', sounding like 'ayt'.
misplacing stress (ap-pre-CI-ate)
saying 'app' instead of 'ap'
mispronouncing 'ate' as 'it'
Begin with 'ə', like 'uh'.
Emphasize 'pri', similar to 'pree'.
Continue with 'shi', pronounced 'shee'.
Conclude with 'ate', like 'ayt'.
same as American
The stress is on the second syllable 'pri'.
In this word, 'ate' sounds like 'ayt'.
The 'c' in 'appreciate' is pronounced like 'sh'.
To recognize the value of something.
/əˌpriʃiˈeɪʃən/
Gratitude
/əˈpriʃiətɪv/
Feeling or showing gratitude
/əˈpriʃiəbli/
Noticeably
The 'ate' in 'appreciate' is pronounced 'ayt', while 'appreciation' ends with 'shən'.
Appreciative uses 'tɪv' ending rather than 'ayt'.
Appreciably ends with 'əbli' as opposed to 'ayt'.
Remember that 'pri' is the most stressed part of the word.
The 'ci' in 'appreciate' is pronounced as 'sh', not 'si'.
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