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Try LingUp Now!Start with the 'pl' sound. Press your lips for 'p', then touch your tongue tip behind your top teeth for 'l'.
Move to the long 'ay' vowel sound /eɪ/, like the letter 'A' in the alphabet.
End with a hard 'g' sound /ɡ/. The back of your tongue touches the roof of your mouth.
Adding a second syllable (pla-goo).
Using a short 'a' sound like in 'cat' (plag).
Ending with a 'k' sound instead of 'g' (plake).
same as American
same as American
'Plague' has only one syllable. It is a short, single sound: /pleɪɡ/.
No. The 'ue' is silent. The word ends with a hard 'g' sound, like in the word 'big'.
The 'a' makes a long 'ay' sound /eɪ/, the same as in 'say' or 'day'. It is not a short 'a' like in 'cat'.
A disease that spreads quickly and kills many people.
/pleɪɡ/
to cause constant trouble or suffering
/pleɪɡd/
affected by many problems
/pleɪɡ/
a widespread disease
The noun 'plague' and the verb 'plague' are pronounced exactly the same.
'Plagued' is different because it adds a 'd' sound /d/ at the end.
The core 'plague' /pleɪɡ/ sound is the same in all these words.
The word 'plague' rhymes with 'vague'. If you can say 'vague', you can say 'plague'.
The 'ue' at the end is silent. Do not pronounce it. The word ends with the sound of the letter 'g'.
