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Try LingUp Now!Start with 'wel': Open your mouth and round your lips slightly while saying /wɛl/.
Emphasize the first syllable /ˈwɛl/.
For 'fare': Move your mouth to say /fɛr/ by touching the top teeth with your lower lip for /f/ and then transitioning to the /ɛr/ sound.
Misplacing stress (wel-fare)
Mispronouncing 'wel' as 'will'
Incorrect vowel sound in 'fare' (fɑr)
Step 1 for BrE: Open your mouth and round your lips slightly while saying /wɛl/.
Step 2 for BrE: Emphasize the first syllable /ˈwɛl/.
Step 3 for BrE: For 'fare', use the /eə/ sound by combining /ɛ/ and an open /ə/ sound, with a non-rhotic or slightly pronounced /r/.
Same as American
Same as American
Same as American
The stress is on the first syllable 'wel'.
The 'r' is less pronounced or silent in British English.
In American it's 'ɛr' and in British it's 'eə'.
Financial aid provided by the government to those in need.
/wɛl/
In good health
/fɛr/
Treating people equally
/fɛr/
The price for travel
Longer and two-syllable in welfare compared to well
Addition of 'wɛl' before 'fare'
Combination of 'wel' and 'fare' forms a distinct compound word
Remember to stress the first syllable. Say 'WEL-fare'.
Ensure you use the correct vowel for 'fare', as it changes meaning.
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