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Try LingUp Now!Start with the 'm' sound by pressing your lips together.
Move to 'oh' by rounding your lips as if blowing out a candle.
End with 'shun', pushing the tongue up to make the 'ʃ' sound, then relax for the 'ən' sound.
mo-shon (too much stress on the second syllable)
mo-shun (incorrect 'ə' sound)
mo-tion (hard 't' sound instead of 'ʃ')
Begin with the 'm' sound by putting your lips together.
Make the 'əʊ' sound with rounded lips, similar to 'boat'.
Finish with 'shun', placing the tongue for the 'ʃ' sound, then easing into 'ən'.
mo-shon (overemphasis on the 'oʊ' sound)
mo-shun (incorrect vowel sound)
mo-tion (hard 't' sound instead of 'ʃ')
Yes, it is pronounced as 'sh'.
In English, 'ti' often sounds like 'sh' in words like 'motion'.
It has two syllables: mo-tion.
The act or process of moving.
/muːv/
To change position or place.
/ˈmoʊbaɪl/
Able to move easily.
/ˈmoʊtɪveɪt/
To cause someone to want to do something.
'Move' has an 'oo' sound instead of 'oh'.
'Mobile' has the stress on the first syllable, and 'bile' is pronounced 'baɪl'.
'Motivate' has an extra syllable and ends in 'veɪt'.
Make sure to merge 't' and 'i' into 'sh' smoothly.
Practice words like 'nation' and 'station' to get used to the 'shun' ending.
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