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Try LingUp Now!Step 1 for AmE: Start with the 'k' sound at the back of your throat, releasing air for a hard 'c'.
Step 2 for AmE: Follow with the short 'æ' sound, as in 'cat'.
Step 3 for AmE: End with 'tʃər', where the tip of your tongue touches just behind the top front teeth for the 'ch' followed by a relaxed 'ər'.
mis-pronouncing (cap-tur)
dropping the 'tʃ' sound (cap-ure)
wrong vowel sound (cep-ture)
Step 1 for BrE: Produce a 'k' sound as in 'cat', ensuring a hard release at the back of your throat.
Step 2 for BrE: Use the 'æ' vowel, similar to words like 'man'.
Step 3 for BrE: Finish with the 'tʃə' using a 'ch' followed by a schwa sound without an 'r'.
mis-pronouncing the 'ch' (cap-ure)
using a long vowel sound (car-ture)
omitting the schwa sound (cap-ch)
The 't' blends with 'ch' to form 'tʃ'.
In British English, it can be more silent, forming 'tʃə'.
The stress is on the first syllable: CAP-ture.
To catch or take control of someone or something.
/ˈkæp.tɪv/
someone caught
/ˈkæp.tər/
the one who captures
/ˈkæp.tʃər/
to catch or seize
Captive uses 'ɪv' instead of 'tʃər'.
Captor ends in 'tər', with a full 'r' sound in AmE.
Capture as a verb uses the same pronunciation as the noun.
Make sure to produce a clear 'ch' sound by combining 't' and 'ʃ'.
Remember that most of the emphasis is placed on 'cap'.
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