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Try LingUp Now!Start with the /ɡ/ sound, which is voiced. The back of the tongue touches the soft palate.
Move to the long /eɪ/ vowel. The mouth opens and the tongue moves from mid to high position.
End with the /n/ sound by letting the front of the tongue touch the alveolar ridge.
pronouncing as /ɡæn/ (gain)
adding a syllable like /ɡeɪ.na/ (gain)
confusing with /ɡoʊn/ (gain)
Start with the /ɡ/ sound, touching the back of the tongue to the velum.
Move to the /eɪ/ vowel by changing from mid-open to a close front position.
Finish with the /n/ sound, touching the tip of the tongue to the mouth roof.
pronouncing as /ɡæn/ (gain)
adding extra sound like /ɡeɪnə/ (gain)
confusing with /ɡaɪn/ (gain)
The /eɪ/ sound starts midway and rises towards front and close.
No, there are no silent letters in 'gain'.
Because 'gain' is a one-syllable word, the entire word is stressed.
To obtain or increase something.
/ɡeɪnz/
Increases; improvements
/ˈɡeɪn.fəl/
Providing a profit or an advantage
/ˈɡeɪnɪŋ/
The process of obtaining
'Gains' ends in /nz/, distinguishing it from 'gain'.
'Gainful' includes an extra syllable, /fəl/.
'Gaining' is pronounced with the additional /ɪŋ/ sound.
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