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Try LingUp Now!Start with the 'fl' sound: position your upper teeth close to your bottom lip and blow air out to make the 'f' sound.
Immediately move to the 'l' sound by placing the tip of your tongue against the upper back of your teeth.
Finish with the strong 'oʊ' sound: start with a short 'o' and glide into a 'u' sound by rounding and narrowing your lips.
fur-low (fur-low)
flow-a (flo-wa)
flu (flu)
Start with the 'fl' sound: position your upper teeth close to your bottom lip and blow air out to make the 'f' sound.
Immediately move to the 'l' sound by placing the tip of your tongue against the upper back of your teeth.
Finish with the 'əʊ' sound: begin with an 'uh' sound with a relaxed mouth, then glide into an 'oo' sound by rounding your lips.
fur-low (fur-low)
flue (flue)
flow-a (flo-wa)
American uses a 'oʊ', smooth glide sound, while British uses 'əʊ', changing from 'uh' to 'oo'.
No, all letters are pronounced.
Adding an extra syllable, like saying 'flow-a'.
The movement of something in a steady stream or current.
/ˈflaʊ.ər/
A plant bloom
/floʊn/
Past participle of fly
/ˈflʌt.ər/
Move with quick motion
Different vowel sound in 'flower' /ˈflaʊ.ər/ vs. 'flow' /floʊ/.
'Flown' shares similar sounds but is a past participle, stressing 'n' /floʊn/.
'Flutter' has different vowel and 'tt' sound /ˈflʌt.ər/.
Practice the 'fl' sound by whispering just this part until it feels easy.
Work on transitioning smoothly from 'o' to 'u' (AmE) or 'uh' to 'oo' (BrE) to nail the vowel sound.
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