Start with the 's' sound by placing the tip of your tongue close to the roof of your mouth.
Move to the 'l' with the tongue touching the ridge behind your upper front teeth.
End with the long 'oʊ' sound and a gentle 'p' sound by closing the lips and releasing the air.
slop (missing the long 'oʊ' sound)
shlope (adding a 'sh' sound at the start)
slow-p (pausing between sounds)
Start with the 's' sound by placing the tip of your tongue close to the roof of your mouth.
Move to the 'l' with the tongue touching the ridge behind your upper front teeth.
End with the 'əʊ' sound by rounding your lips slightly, followed by a gentle 'p'.
slop (missing the 'əʊ' sound)
shlope (adding a 'sh' sound at the start)
slow-p (pausing between sounds)
Round your lips slightly and produce a sound like 'oh' in American English.
No, the 'p' is pronounced by briefly closing the lips and releasing the sound.
The stress is on the single syllable: slope.
A surface that is higher at one end and lower at the other.
/sloʊps/
Plural form of slope
/ˈsloʊ.pɪŋ/
To have a slanting position
/sloʊpt/
Past tense of slope
Slopes has an 's' sound at the end.
Sloping introduces an 'ɪŋ' sound.
Sloped has a 't' sound at the end.
Practice by saying words like 'go', 'flow', and 'slow'.
Keep your tongue and lips moving fluidly between sounds without pausing.
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