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Try LingUp Now!Step 1 for AmE: Start with a 'r' sound as in 'red'.
Step 2 for AmE: Follow with a 'ih' sound, as in 'sit'.
Step 3 for AmE: Conclude with a clear 'seev', emphasizing the 'ee' sound.
ree-seev (placing emphasis on the wrong syllable)
reh-ceive (using a short 'e' sound)
ree-ceive (adding an extra syllable)
Step 1 for BrE: Begin with a 'r' sound as in 'red'.
Step 2 for BrE: Use 'ih', like in 'sit'.
Step 3 for BrE: End with 'seev', stressing the 'ee' sound more.
ree-seev (placing emphasis on the wrong syllable)
reh-ceive (using a short 'e' sound)
ree-ceive (adding an extra syllable)
In 'receive', the 'c' is followed by 'i', making it an 's' sound.
The second syllable 'ceive' is stressed.
Practice pronouncing it in two parts: 're' and 'ceive'.
To get or be given something.
/rɪˈsiːvər/
Someone who gets something
/rɪˈsiːt/
Proof of purchase
/rɪˈsɛpʃən/
The act of receiving
Receiver has an extra syllable.
Receipt has a silent 'p'.
Reception changes the ending to 'shun'.
Remember that the stress is on the second syllable of 'receive'.
In 'receipt', the 'p' is silent, unlike 'receive'.
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