Step 1: Start with the 'p' sound by pressing your lips together and releasing.
Step 2: Produce the short 'a' sound as in 'cat' with your mouth open.
Step 3: Move to the 'd' sound by touching the roof of your mouth with your tongue.
Step 4: Finish with the 'l' sound by placing your tongue behind your upper teeth.
pea-dle (pea-dle)
pa-dil (pad-dil)
pa-de (pad-de)
Step 1: Start with the 'p' sound by pressing your lips together and releasing.
Step 2: Produce the short 'a' sound as in 'flat' with your mouth open.
Step 3: Move to the 'd' sound by touching the roof of your mouth with your tongue.
Step 4: Finish with the 'l' sound by placing your tongue behind your upper teeth.
pea-dle (pea-dle)
pa-dil (pad-dil)
pa-de (pad-de)
It is a short 'a' as in 'cat'.
Place your tongue behind your upper front teeth.
No, all letters in 'paddle' are pronounced.
A tool used to move a small boat through water.
/pæd/
A cushion or support
/ˈpædlər/
A person who paddles a boat
/ˈpædlˌboʊt/
A small boat moved by paddles
Paddle adds a second syllable with the 'l' at the end.
Paddler includes an 'er' sound at the end.
Paddleboat combines 'paddle' and 'boat', emphasizing 'boat'.
Make sure the 'd' is pronounced clearly with a quick tongue tap on the roof of your mouth.
Focus on two syllables: 'pad-dle'. Don't add extra sounds.
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