Combinations Of Sounds | Between the Lines by English Forward
You most likely know how to say these sounds: ‘m’ ‘p’, ‘s’ and ‘d’. However do you know how to say them when they are together? For example have you ever had to say a word like ‘glimpsed’
There are FOUR consonants in a row at the end of this word, ‘ mpsd ‘. The ‘e’ is not a vowel. Even though ‘glimpsed’ has seven sounds in it, it is only ONE syllable!
Here are some common consonant clusters and examples:
You need to know that when you are saying words with consonant clusters in them it is very important that you say all the consonants as one syllable. A mistake often made by Asian speakers among others is to put them into extra syllables. For example:
This does not sound correct.
Finally here is an exercise to let you know when you have really mastered this. Try saying the following:'The sixth twisty crisp'
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