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Try LingUp Now!Start with 'flex', pronounced like 'flecks'.
Continue with a reduced vowel sound 'i', like in 'sit'.
End with 'ble', where the 'e' is a schwa sound and 'l' is syllabic.
flecks-ee-ble
fleks-uh-bell
fleks-i-bowl
Start with 'flex', pronounced like 'flecks'.
Continue with a short 'i' sound, similar to 'sit'.
End with 'ble', where the 'e' is a schwa sound and 'l' is syllabic.
flecks-ee-ble
fleks-ih-bell
fleks-i-bowl
The 'i' is pronounced quickly like in 'sit'.
The final 'e' is silent.
The 'ble' uses a schwa sound, making it sound like 'bull' but without emphasis.
Able to change easily or adapt.
ˌflɛksəˈbɪləti
The ability to bend or adapt.
flɛks
To bend or move.
ɪnˈflɛksəbl̩
Not able to change or adapt easily.
- stress is different.
- different ending sounds.
- prefix changes stress.
Practice saying 'ble' as in 'table' to master the ending.
The schwa is the most common vowel sound in English. Recognize its unstressed nature.
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