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Try LingUp Now!Start with 'pro'. The 'o' is a weak 'uh' sound (schwa, /ə/). It sounds like 'pruh'.
Next, say 'fes'. This is the stressed syllable. The 'e' sounds like the 'e' in 'bed'. Make this part louder and longer.
End with 'sion'. The 'ssi' makes a 'sh' sound (/ʃ/). The 'on' is another weak 'uh' sound. It sounds like 'shun'.
Stressing the first syllable (PRO-fess-ion instead of pro-FESS-ion).
Pronouncing the first 'o' like in 'go' (proh-fession instead of pruh-fession).
Pronouncing 'ssion' with an 's' sound (pro-fess-see-on instead of pro-fesh-un).
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The stress is on the second syllable: pro-FESS-ion. This syllable should be louder and slightly longer than the others.
The 'ssi' in 'profession' makes a 'sh' sound (/ʃ/). It is the same sound as in the words 'shoe' and 'wash'. Your lips should be slightly rounded.
The first syllable 'pro-' is not stressed. In English, vowels in unstressed syllables often become a weak 'uh' sound. This is called a schwa (/ə/).
A type of job that needs special training or a particular skill.
/prəˈfɛʃənl/
Relating to a profession; a person in a profession.
/prəˈfɛs/
To claim something, often publicly.
/prəˈfɛsər/
A university teacher of the highest rank.
- 'Professional' adds an extra syllable at the end, '-nal' (/nəl/). The stress remains on 'fes'.
- 'Profess' has only two syllables (pro-FESS) and ends with a clear /s/ sound, not a /ʃ/ ('sh') sound.
- 'Professor' has a different ending sound, '-sor' (/sər/), and the stress is also on the second syllable 'fes'.
Words ending in '-sion' usually have the stress on the syllable right before it. For example: pro-FES-sion, de-CI-sion, tele-VI-sion.
To sound more natural, focus on the weak 'uh' sound (schwa) in unstressed syllables. In 'profession', both the first 'o' and the 'o' in '-sion' are weak sounds: 'pruh-FESH-uhn'.
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