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Try LingUp Now!Start with 'CON' /kɑːn/. Make an open 'ah' sound, like in 'father'. Your jaw should be relaxed and low.
Move to the 'sh' sound /ʃ/. Your lips should be slightly rounded. Push air between your tongue and the roof of your mouth.
Finish with '-ence' /əns/. This is a quick 'uh' sound (schwa), followed by 'n' and 's' sounds. The whole word sounds like 'KON-shuns'.
Pronouncing 'scie' like the word 'science' (kon-SY-ens).
Adding an extra syllable (con-sci-ence).
Pronouncing the second 'c' (kon-SKEE-ence).
Start with 'CON' /kɒn/. Make a short 'o' sound, like in 'lot'. Your lips should be slightly rounded.
Move to the 'sh' sound /ʃ/. Your lips should be slightly rounded. Push air between your tongue and the roof of your mouth.
Finish with '-ence' /əns/. This is a quick 'uh' sound (schwa), followed by 'n' and 's' sounds. The whole word sounds like 'KON-shuns'.
same as American
There are two syllables: CON-shence. The stress is on the first syllable, 'CON'.
No. In 'conscience', the letters 'scie' make a 'sh' sound /ʃ/, like in the word 'shoe'. It is not pronounced like the word 'science'.
In American English, it's an open 'ah' sound /ɑː/, like in 'hot' or 'father'. In British English, it's a shorter, rounded 'o' sound /ɒ/, like in 'lot'.
The part of your mind that tells you if your actions are right or wrong.
/ˌkɑːn.ʃiˈen.ʃəs/
Careful to do something correctly and well.
/ʌnˈkɑːn.ʃə.nə.bəl/
Extremely bad, unfair, or wrong.
/ˌsʌbˈkɑːn.ʃəs/
Related to feelings and thoughts you are not aware of.
- 'Conscientious' has five syllables (con-sci-en-tious) and the stress is on the third syllable, '-en-'.
- 'Unconscionable' adds 'un-' and the stress moves to the second syllable, '-con-'.
- 'Subconscious' has three syllables (sub-con-scious) and the stress is on the second syllable, '-con-'.
The second 'c' in 'conscience' is silent. The 'sc' combination makes a 'sh' /ʃ/ sound. Do not try to say 'con-skee-ence'.
To remember the pronunciation, break it into two parts: 'CON' + 'shence'. This helps you avoid adding an extra syllable or mispronouncing the middle part.
