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Try LingUp Now!Step 1 for AmE: Begin with a schwa /ə/ sound, like 'uh'.
Step 2 for AmE: Move to the /ˈfɔr/ sound, stressing this syllable.
Step 3 for AmE: End with the /d/ sound, touching the back of the teeth.
mispronouncing as 'af-ford' with equal stress.
missing the /ə/ sound at the start.
mispronouncing the stressed vowel /ɔ/ as /o/.
Step 1 for BrE: Start with a schwa /ə/ sound, like 'uh'.
Step 2 for BrE: Move to the /ˈfɔː/ sound, prolonging the vowel.
Step 3 for BrE: End with the /d/ sound, touching the back of the teeth.
mispronouncing as 'af-ford' with equal stress.
missing the /ə/ sound at the start.
mispronouncing the elongated vowel /ɔː/ as /o/.
It's pronounced as a schwa, which is an unstressed and soft sound.
The stress is on the second syllable: 'fford'.
In BrE, the vowel is elongated, making it sound slightly different.
To be able to pay for something.
/əˈfɔrdəbəl/
not too expensive
/əˈfɔrdəns/
a property of an object
/ˌʌnəˈfɔrdəbəl/
too expensive
- Extra syllable and suffix stress.
- Additional '-ance' sound.
- Prefix 'un-' alters initial sound.
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