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Try LingUp Now!Start with a soft 'p' sound, lips together and release.
The 'er' is relaxed, like 'ur' in 'burn', but shorter.
End with a clear, resonant 'form' as in 'form'.
puh-form (per-form)
pur-firm (per-form)
pree-form (per-form)
Start with a soft 'p' sound, lips together and release.
The 'er' is unstressed and very short, more like 'uh'.
End with a longer and rounded 'ɔː' in 'form'.
puh-fawm (per-form)
pur-fawm (per-form)
pree-fawm (per-form)
Keep lips together, then release air.
It's the primary syllable, so it receives more emphasis.
'Perform' has 'er' in the first and 'form' in the second. 'Platform' stresses 'plat'.
To do a task or action, often in front of others.
/pərˈfɔrməns/
The act of performing
/pərˈfɔrmər/
A person who performs
/pərˈfɔrmɪŋ/
The act of presenting a performance
In 'performance', the stress shifts and adds '-mance'.
For 'performer', note the ending '-er' shifts pronunciation slightly.
In 'performing', note the '-ing' changes the end of the word.
Keep it short and relaxed, don't overdo it.
Give more emphasis to the second syllable.
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