Pronunciation skills of British English and American English

1. Is the letter "r" curled (obvious sign)

In addition to the beginning of the word, there is an r in the letter combination, so the English sound of Mrs. does not roll.

2. Stress the letter O in the closed syllable.

In stressed closed syllables, the letter o is pronounced in English/? /,Bel Canto sounds similar but not equal to /a/ (chin open, mouth bigger)

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When the letter O is combined with R, the American O is also pronounced [? ] add a curly tongue, such as orphan/'? rfn/

accented closed syllable

English stressed closed syllables are stressed syllables in closed syllables. The vowels in stressed closed syllables are not pronounced with their own letters, but with short vowels.

1) A vowel letter is followed by one or more consonants, and their syllables must be stressed syllables, such as: apple.

2) ending with a consonant letter, such as fish.

3) Vowel letters are short vowels.

3. Pronunciation of the letter A

In /m/，/n/，/？ The letter A before/,/s/,/θ/and /f/ is pronounced/? /,English pronunciation /a:/

4. the pronunciation of the letter t

/t/ in American sounds, it appears between two vowels and is in an unstressed position, which is similar to but not equal to /d/ (hereinafter, the sound is represented by /d/).

5. Pronunciation of letters U and ew

The letters u and ew are after /l/, /d/, /n/, /t/, and American sounds tend to read /u/, while British sounds tend to read /ju:/

6. Pronunciation with suffix -ile

-ile read in English /ail/

7. Special pronunciation

In addition, some words are difficult to classify and have different pronunciations in English and American English.

8. Emphasize

The differences between English and American sounds are sometimes reflected in stress.

Differences in Spelling between British English and American English

1) The silent suffix -me, -ue in British English words has been deleted in American English spelling. Such as: kilogram/kilogram (kg), program/program, catalogue/catalogue, etc.

2) For words ending in -our in British English, the silent letter U has been deleted from American English. Such as: behavior/manners, discoloration/discoloration, labor/labor, etc.

3) British English spells the letter ae or oe, while American English only leaves the vowel E. Such as: anemia/anemia (anemia), aeon/eon (eternity), aesthetics/aesthetics (aesthetics) and so on.

4) British English spells the letter -ll-, and American English only writes -l-. For example: chilli/chili (dried pepper), dial/dial (telephone dialing), leveler/leveler, etc. However, there are some opposite examples, such as appall, inquist, distill, installation and wildlife in American English, and L in British English. However, the spelling of words such as still, device and propeller in British English and American English is the same.

5) British English suffix is consonant plus -e, and American English suffix is consonant. Such as: axe/axe, blonde hair/blonde hair, etc.

6) British English uses -able and -element, and American English uses -eable and -element. For example, like/likable, cute/cute, judging/judging, acknowledging/thanking, etc.

7) In British English, words ending in tion often end in American English. For example: complex/complex, connection/connection, buckling/bending, etc.

8) Words ending in -ise, -yse and -s- in British English often end in -ize, -yze and -z- in American English, such as activise/activaze, advertisement/advertisement, etc.

9) Some words ending in re in British English are spelled in reverse order in American English. For example, caliber/caliber, center/center, fiber/fiber, etc.

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