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The WAY in which your VOICE RISES or FALLS when you SPEAK

The way in which your voice rises or falls when you speak

linguistics the sound PRODUCED when you pronounce something by breathing air out through your MOUTH

linguistics the sound produced when you pronounce something by breathing air out through your mouth

LINGUISTICS the SOUND ‘L' or ‘R'

linguistics the sound ‘l' or ‘r'

A consonant sound which FORMS a SYLLABLE on its own, for example the SECOND syllable of the word ‘GARDEN' when the schwa sound is not PRONOUNCED

A consonant sound which forms a syllable on its own, for example the second syllable of the word ‘garden' when the schwa sound is not pronounced

The practice of leaving a SOUND out when you say a word or group of WORDS, for EXAMPLE when you say it QUICKLY in ordinary conversation.

The practice of leaving a sound out when you say a word or group of words, for example when you say it quickly in ordinary conversation.

A SPEECH SOUND that is sometimes pronounced as a VOWEL but is considered to be a CONSONANT, for EXAMPLE ‘y'

A speech sound that is sometimes pronounced as a vowel but is considered to be a consonant, for example ‘y'

LINGUISTICS a pause between two VOWEL sounds that come one after the other, for EXAMPLE in the word naive

linguistics a pause between two vowel sounds that come one after the other, for example in the word naive

An individual speech SOUND that makes one word different from another. For example, the ‘B' and ‘f' in ‘BILL' and ‘fill'.

An individual speech sound that makes one word different from another. For example, the ‘b' and ‘f' in ‘bill' and ‘fill'.

LINGUISTICS a stressed word or syllable (=PART of a word) is pronounced more loudly or with GREATER FORCE than other words or syllables

linguistics a stressed word or syllable (=part of a word) is pronounced more loudly or with greater force than other words or syllables

A sound made by stopping AIR as it passes through your throat. In some varieties of spoken English a GLOTTAL stop is OFTEN used INSTEAD of a ‘t' sound in the MIDDLE or at the end of a word.

A sound made by stopping air as it passes through your throat. In some varieties of spoken English a glottal stop is often used instead of a ‘t' sound in the middle or at the end of a word.