Start with 'in' like 'in'
Stress 'no' like 'know'
Add 'va' with a soft 'v'
End with 'tion' sounding like 'shun'
in-a-vo-shin
in-no-ve-shun
i-no-va-tion
Start with 'in' like 'in'
Stress 'no' like 'know'
Add 'va' with a soft 'v'
End with 'tion' sounding like 'shun'
in-a-vo-shin
in-no-ve-shun
i-no-va-tion
The stress is on the second syllable: no.
Yes, 'tion' is pronounced like 'shun'.
Because 'no' uses a long 'o' sound, like in 'know'.
A new idea or method.
/ˈɪnəˌveɪt/
To create new ideas.
/ˈɪnəˌveɪtɪv/
Featuring new methods.
/ˈɪnəˌveɪtər/
A person who creates new ideas.
- Different endings, 'shun' vs 'ate'
- Endings, 'shun' vs 'ive'
- Different endings, 'shun' vs 'ator'
Remember that 'tion' is always pronounced as 'shun' to avoid errors.
Put emphasis on the second syllable 'no' to sound native.
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