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Try LingUp Now!Begin with a soft 's' sound like 's' in 'see'.
Move to 'ə', a soft, short vowel like 'a' in 'sofa'.
Say 'luː' with a long 'u' sound as in 'blue'.
Finish with 'ʃən', sounding like 'shun'.
pronouncing 'lu' as 'lo' (so-lo-tion)
missing the 'sh' sound (so-lu-tion)
saying 'tion' like 'tion' in 'station' (so-lu-tian)
same as American
same as American
'Station' has a different vowel and stress pattern, making it sound different.
The stress is on the second syllable: 'lu'.
Put your tongue on the roof of your mouth near the teeth and blow air out.
An answer to a problem or a method of solving it.
/sɒlv/
Find an answer.
/ˈsɒlvɪŋ/
The act of finding an answer.
/ˈsɒljʊbəl/
Able to be dissolved.
'Solution' has 'ʃən' while 'solve' does not.
'Solution' stresses the second syllable unlike 'solving'.
'Solution' has a 'ʃ' sound unlike 'soluble'.
Practice 'sh' with words like 'shoe' and 'shy' to master this sound.
Remember the stress is on the second syllable to avoid mispronunciation.
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