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  • hello Jennifer from Tarle Speech with your pronunciation question today's question

  • is how do I pronounce the letters I gh easy lesson you're going to pronounce

  • them as a long I yes just open your mouth I and then close it to a smile as

  • you do that the tongue is going to be low and in the bottom of the mouth with

  • the back of the tongue slightly pulled up and then as you close your mouth to

  • the smiling portion of the vowel your tongue is going to move up into a -

  • towards the top of your mouth it's going to be very high and very flat in your

  • mouth II and we hear this in the words sigh and thigh so I hope you found this

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SILENT LETTERS: How to Pronounce the letters IGH in SIGH & THIGH - English Pronunciation Lesson

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    Summer posted on 2020/06/08
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US /səbˈskraɪb/

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UK /səb'skraɪb/

  • verb
  • To regularly pay to receive a service

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pronunciation

US /prəˌnʌnsiˈeʃən/

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  • noun
  • How a word is said; how a word sounds
  • A representation of how a word is spoken, often using phonetic symbols.
  • A particular way of pronouncing words, often associated with a region or social group.
  • other
  • The way in which a word or language is spoken.
  • The manner in which someone utters a word.
  • A particular way of pronouncing words, often associated with a region or group.
  • other
  • A representation of how a word is spoken, often using phonetic symbols.
  • A particular way of pronouncing words, especially one that is characteristic of a region or group.

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slightly

US /ˈslaɪtli/

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  • adverb
  • Only a little

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pronounce

US /prəˈnaʊns/

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  • other
  • To give or make a judgment or decision.
  • To make the sound of a word or letter in a particular way.
  • verb
  • To state something in a legal or official way
  • To give your opinion or decision about something
  • To say the sounds of words in a correct way

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portion

US /ˈpɔrʃən, ˈpor-/

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UK /'pɔ:ʃn/

  • noun
  • A part or share of something.
  • A person's destiny or lot in life.
  • An amount of food served to one person.
  • Serving of food that is intended for one person
  • A person's share of an inheritance.
  • A dowry.
  • Part of something shared that belongs to a whole
  • other
  • To divide into portions; distribute.
  • verb
  • To separate something to divide among people
  • To divide into portions; distribute.

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tongue

US /tʌŋ/

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UK /tʌŋ/

  • noun
  • Long, thin part of (e.g. shoe under the laces)
  • Meat from the mouth of an animal, cooked as food
  • A language
  • Movable fleshy thing in your mouth, for tasting
  • Act of scolding someone
  • A specific manner of speaking
  • verb
  • To using your mouth to produce musical notes
  • To use your mouth to touch something

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flat

US /flæt/

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  • noun
  • Apartment; set of rooms for living in
  • The smooth or level part of something
  • Musical tone lower than another by a small degree
  • A shoe with a very low heel or no heel at all.
  • verb
  • To share an apartment with someone
  • adjective
  • Without gloss or sheen; matte.
  • Having lost air or gas from inside; deflated.
  • Having lost its effervescence; not sparkling.
  • Two-dimensional; having length and width but no thickness.
  • Lacking interest, emotion, or animation; dull.
  • Having a level and even surface without curves, bumps, or irregularities.
  • Level; even; without curves or bumps
  • Lifeless; lacking energy or vitality
  • Fixed; not subject to change or variation.
  • adverb
  • In a certain, direct or absolute manner
  • Against a surface without lifting or curving away
  • So as to be level or lying horizontally.
  • other
  • To fail to produce the intended effect; to be unsuccessful or uninteresting.

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bottom

US /ˈbɑtəm/

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UK /'bɒtəm/

  • noun
  • The part of your body you sit on
  • A person's buttocks.
  • The base of a container.
  • Lowest position, often in a company or contest
  • The lower end of something, especially a page.
  • The reason or support for something; foundation.
  • (In male homosexual activity) the receptive partner.
  • A person's buttocks.
  • Lowest part of something; part on which it rests
  • The lowest part or edge of something.
  • Lowest level, part or point of an object
  • The lowest rank or position in a hierarchy.
  • The part of a ship that is normally under water.
  • The ground under a body of water.
  • The bed of a river or stream.
  • The passive partner in anal sex.
  • The part of a garment that covers the buttocks.
  • The part under something, e.g. a vase
  • other
  • To reach the lowest point.
  • To provide with a bottom.
  • adjective
  • Lowest in rank or position.
  • Concerning the part under something, e.g. a vase
  • verb
  • To hit the lowest part of something

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thigh

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  • Upper part of a bird's leg, e.g. eaten as food
  • Upper part of a person's leg, above the knee

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haven

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UK /'heɪvn/

  • noun
  • Place where people can feel safe and happy

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