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Try LingUp Now!Start with the 's' sound, then move to the 'eye' sound as in 'sigh'.
Combine the first part to say 'sigh'.
End with the 'clone' sound, where 'cl' should be a hard 'k' sound followed by 'lohn'.
mispronouncing the first syllable as 'see' instead of 'sigh'.
forgetting the 'k' sound in the second syllable.
pronouncing 'clone' with a short 'o' sound instead of a long one.
Start with the 's' sound, then move to the 'eye' sound as in 'sigh'.
Combine the first part to say 'sigh'.
End with the 'clone' sound, where 'cl' should be a hard 'k' sound followed by 'lohn', with the 'o' sound slightly more rounded compared to AmE.
mispronouncing the first syllable as 'see' instead of 'sigh'.
forgetting the 'k' sound in the second syllable.
pronouncing 'clone' with a short 'o' sound instead of a long one.
No, it is pronounced as an 's' sound.
Two: cy-clone.
The first syllable 'cy' is stressed.
A powerful storm with strong winds.
/saɪˈklɒnɪk/
Related to a cyclone
/ˌæntiˈsaɪ.kloʊn/
A weather system with high pressure
/ˈsaɪ.kloʊn ˈʃɛl.tər/
Safe place from a cyclone
- Different vowel sound in second syllable.
- 'Anti' prefix changes the initial sound.
- Shelter adds a third syllable 'shel-ter'.
Practice by listening to native speakers and repeating the word.
Break the word into syllables: 'cy' and 'clone' to aid memorization.
