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Try LingUp Now!Step 1 for AmE: Start with the sound /f/ by blowing air between your teeth.
Step 2 for AmE: Move to the short 'e' sound /ɛ/ with your tongue between high and low, mouth partly open.
Step 3 for AmE: End with the 'r' sound /ri/ by curling your tongue slightly back.
fer-i (misplacing the r sound)
fay-ree (incorrect vowel sound)
fa-ree (mispronouncing vowel sounds)
same as American
same as American
The stress is on the first syllable 'fer'.
No, all letters are pronounced.
Curl your tongue back slightly and vibrate.
A boat that carries people and goods back and forth across a body of water.
/ˈfɛrimən/
A person who operates a ferry.
/ˈfɛribəʊt/
Another word for ferry.
/ˈfɛriz/
Plural of ferry.
- Different ending sound.
- Additional syllable in ferryboat.
- Plural ending in ferries.
Make sure to slightly curl your tongue to get the American 'r' sound right.
Open your mouth halfway and relax your tongue for /ɛ/.
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