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Move to a hard 'gz' sound, like in 'exact'.
End with 'urt'. The 'er' is stressed, similar to 'bird'.
accent on wrong syllable (ex-ert)
soft 'z' sound (ex-ert)
mispronouncing 'er' (ex-ritt)
Begin with a short 'ih' sound.
Use a hard 'gz' sound.
Finish with 'ert', where 'er' sounds like 'ir' in 'bird'.
accent on first syllable (ex-ert)
soft 'z' sound (ex-ert)
mispronouncing 'er' (ex-rit)
It is a hard 'z' sound, like 'zoo'.
The stress is on the second syllable, 'ert'.
Similar to 'bird', with a longer 'er' sound.'
To apply effort or force.
/ɪɡˈzɝʃən/
Effort or strain
/ˈɛksərˌsaɪz/
Physical activity
/ɪɡˈzɝtɪŋ/
Applying effort
Exertion has an added syllable and changes 'ert' to 'ersion'.
Exercise starts with 'ek-ser' which is softer.
Exerting includes 'ing', changing stress to the first syllable.
Practice pronouncing 'exert' aloud to master the stress on 'ert'.
Pair with words like 'insert' to practice the 'ert' sound.
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