Start with a soft 'r' sound, curled tongue and lips slightly rounded.
Move to the 'ih' sound, relaxed mouth.
End with 'place': long 'ay' sound, lips open and tongue high, followed by 's'.
re-playc (re-play)
ruh-place (ruh)
ri-place (replace)
Start with a quick, soft 'r' sound, lips slightly rounded.
Move to the short 'ih' sound, tongue relaxed.
End with 'place': clear long 'ay' sound, followed by a soft 's'.
ri-plays (re-plays)
re-pleys (pleys)
ray-place (ray)
There are two syllables: re-place.
The stress is on the second syllable: place.
They are very similar, with minor differences in accent.
To take something's place with another.
/rɪˈpleɪsmənt/
Something that takes the place of another.
/rɪˈpleɪsəbl/
Able to be replaced.
/rɪˈpleɪsɪŋ/
The act of substituting something.
- re-place-ment.
'Replaceable' includes an additional syllable and stress on 'place'.
'Replacing' ends with an 'ing' sound, not 's'.
Remember that the stress is on the second syllable for clear pronunciation.
Try words like 'displace' and 'misplace' to hear similar sound patterns.
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