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Try LingUp Now!Start with the 'sk' sound, then the short 'e' /ɛ/ as in 'bed'. Your jaw should drop slightly.
Close your lips to make a 'p' sound. This ends the first stressed syllable: 'SKEP'.
For the second syllable, touch your tongue tip behind your top teeth for the 't', use a short 'i' /ɪ/ as in 'sit', and end with a sharp 'k' sound.
Pronouncing the 'c' as an 's' sound (skep-sik).
Using a long 'ee' sound in the second syllable (skep-teek).
Putting stress on the second syllable (skep-TIK).
same as American
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Blend 's' and 'k' together. Then add the vowel 'e' from the word 'egg'. Finish by closing your lips for the 'p' sound.
The stress is on the first syllable. Say SKEP louder and more clearly than 'tik'. It sounds like SKEP-tik.
In English, the letter 'c' often makes a /k/ sound when it comes before letters like 't', 'a', 'o', or 'u'. Think of 'cat' or 'cut'.
A person who doubts things that other people believe.
/ˈskɛp.tɪ.sɪ.zəm/
An attitude of doubt
/ˈskɛp.tɪ.kəl/
Feeling or showing doubt
/ˈskɛp.tɪ.kə.li/
In a way that shows doubt
Compared to 'skepticism', which has four syllables (SKEP-ti-si-sm).
Compared to 'skeptical', which has three syllables (SKEP-ti-cal).
Compared to 'skeptically', which has four syllables (SKEP-ti-cal-ly).
Always emphasize the first syllable: SKEP-tik. This is the key to a natural pronunciation for the whole word family.
Both vowel sounds are short. The 'e' is like in 'pet', and the 'i' is like in 'pin'. Avoid making them long sounds.
