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Try LingUp Now!Start with the 'th' sound /θ/. Put your tongue between your teeth and blow air. No voice.
Move to a long 'ee' sound /iː/, as in 'see'. This is the stressed syllable: THEE.
Add a quick, soft 'uh' sound (schwa /ə/) for the letter 'o'.
End with 'rize' /raɪz/. This sounds like the word 'rise', with an 'r', an 'eye' sound /aɪ/, and a 'z' sound /z/.
Pronouncing 'th' as 't' or 's'. (tee-o-rize)
Using a short 'i' sound instead of a long 'ee' sound. (thi-o-rize)
Stressing the second syllable instead of the first. (the-O-rize)
Start with the 'th' sound /θ/. Put your tongue between your teeth and blow air.
Move to the /ɪə/ sound, like in the word 'near'. This is the stressed syllable: THI-uh.
End with 'rize' /raɪz/. This sounds like the word 'rise', with an 'r', an 'eye' sound /aɪ/, and a 'z' sound /z/.
Using the American long 'ee' sound instead of the British /ɪə/ sound.
Pronouncing 'th' as 'f'. (fee-o-rize)
Forgetting the 'z' sound at the end and using an 's' sound. (the-o-rise)
Place the tip of your tongue lightly between your top and bottom teeth. Blow air out. It is a soft sound with no voice, like the 'th' in 'think'.
The stress is on the first syllable: THE-o-rize. Say the first part louder and longer than the rest of the word.
It is pronounced like a 'z'. The end of the word sounds like the word 'rise', with a buzzing 'z' sound.
To suggest an idea or explanation for something that has not been proven.
/ˈθiː.ə.ri/
An idea used to explain something.
/ˌθiː.əˈret̬.ɪ.kəl/
Based on ideas, not on practice.
/ˈθiː.ə.rɪst/
A person who creates theories.
- 'Theorize' ends with a /aɪz/ sound, but 'theory' ends with an /i/ sound.
- The stress moves. 'THE-o-rize' has stress on the first syllable. 'the-o-RET-i-cal' has stress on the third syllable.
- 'Theorize' ends with a voiced 'z' sound /z/. 'Theorist' ends with an unvoiced 'st' sound /st/.
The main difference is the first syllable. Americans say 'THEE-uh' (like 'see'). British speakers say 'THI-uh' (like 'near').
The end of 'theorize' sounds exactly like the word 'rise'. If you can say 'rise', you can say the end of 'theorize' correctly.
