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Try LingUp Now!Start with the 'm' sound by pressing your lips together and releasing your voice.
Move to the short 'a' sound, as in 'cat', by opening your mouth slightly.
End with the 'ch' sound by pressing the tip of your tongue behind your upper front teeth and releasing a quick burst of air.
pronouncing it as mat with no ch sound (match)
using a long a sound as in 'march' (match)
confusing it with 'much' due to the vowel sound (match)
same as American
same as American
It is a short 'a' sound like in 'cat'.
The ch sound is the same, but the vowels are different.
Yes, at the end of 'match', it is the same as in 'church'.
A stick or piece of cardboard used to start a fire or two items that are similar or go well together.
/ˈmætʃˌstɪk/
A thin stick of wood that can start a fire.
/ˈmætʃɪŋ/
Looking the same as something else.
/ˈmætʃˌmeɪkər/
A person who arranges marriages.
Match has a quicker sound compared to 'matchstick'.
The ending sound in 'match' is shorter than in 'matching'.
The word 'matchmaker' adds an additional syllable.
Make sure to release the air quickly for the 'ch' to make it distinct.
Find and practice words that rhyme with 'match', like 'catch' and 'patch'.
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