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Try LingUp Now!Start with the 'pr' sound. Press your lips together for 'p', then pull your tongue back for 'r'.
Move to the 'a' sound /æ/. Open your mouth wide, like in the word 'cat'. This is the stressed syllable: PRAC.
End with '-tice' /tɪs/. Touch your tongue to the roof of your mouth for 't', make a short 'i' sound /ɪ/ as in 'sit', and finish with an 's' sound.
Saying 'prak-teese' with a long 'ee' sound instead of a short 'i' /ɪ/.
Pronouncing the 'a' like in 'father' (/ɑ/) instead of 'cat' (/æ/).
Dropping the 't' sound and saying 'prac-is'.
same as American
same as American
Open your mouth wide and lower your jaw. Your tongue should be low and flat. It is the same 'a' sound in 'apple' and 'cat'.
The stress is on the first syllable: PRAC-tice. Say the first part louder and longer than the second part.
The 'ce' at the end makes an 's' sound. It is not a 'k' sound.
The action of doing something again and again to become better at it.
/ˈpræk.tɪs/
To do an activity to improve your skill.
/ˈpræk.tɪ.kəl/
Relating to real situations, not just ideas.
/prækˈtɪʃ.ən.ər/
A person who works in a profession, like medicine.
The verb 'practise' (BrE) is pronounced exactly the same as the noun 'practice'.
'Practical' has three syllables (prac-ti-cal), but the stress is still on the first syllable.
- prac-TI-tion-er.
In British English, the noun is 'practice' (c) and the verb is 'practise' (s). In American English, both are 'practice'. The pronunciation is always the same.
The second syllable '-tice' has a short 'i' sound /ɪ/, like in 'sit' or 'is'. Avoid making it a long 'ee' sound like in 'seat'.
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