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Try LingUp Now!Start with 're-'. Your tongue is back for the /r/ sound. The vowel is short, like the 'i' in 'sit'.
Next is the stressed syllable '-li-'. Say it louder. It has the same short /ɪ/ vowel sound.
End with '-gious'. The 'gi' makes a /dʒ/ sound, like 'j' in 'jump'. The 'ous' sounds like /əs/.
Pronouncing 'gi' with a hard 'g' sound (/g/) instead of a 'j' sound (/dʒ/). (re-li-gi-ous)
Stressing the first syllable instead of the second. (RE-li-gious)
Using a long 'ee' sound for the 'i'. (re-LEE-juhs)
same as American
same as American
It sounds like the letter 'j' in 'jump'. Touch the tip of your tongue to the roof of your mouth, just behind your teeth, then release it with a puff of air. It is a /dʒ/ sound.
The stress is on the second syllable: re-LI-gious. Say '-li-' louder and a little longer than the other syllables.
No, both 'i' sounds are short, like the 'i' in 'sit' or 'is'. The sounds are /rɪ/ and /lɪ/.
Relating to or believing in a religion.
/rɪˈlɪdʒən/
The belief in a god or gods.
/rɪˈlɪdʒəsli/
Done with great care and regularity.
/ˌɪrɪˈlɪdʒəs/
Not having religious beliefs.
In 'religion', the ending changes from a /s/ sound to an /n/ sound (/dʒəs/ vs. /dʒən/).
In 'religiously', an extra syllable '-ly' (/li/) is added at the end.
In 'irreligious', the prefix 'ir-' (/ɪr/) is added at the beginning, creating a new first syllable.
The letters 'gi' before 'o' often make a soft 'j' sound (/dʒ/), not a hard 'g' sound. Think of words like 'region' or 'contagious'.
For many English words ending in '-ious', the stress is on the syllable right before it. For example: de-LI-cious, am-BI-tious, re-LI-gious.
