How do I pronounce a word I have never heard?
Find the stress first, split the word into syllables, apply the vowel rule to the stressed syllable, then mark any silent letters. If the word looks borrowed, with an unusual letter cluster or a pronounced final vowel, stop applying rules and check a dictionary with audio instead.
Find the stress first, split the word into syllables, apply the vowel rule to the stressed syllable, then mark any silent letters. If the word looks borrowed, with an unusual letter cluster or a pronounced final vowel, stop applying rules and check a dictionary with audio instead.
Stress first, then syllables, then the vowel in the stressed syllable, then the silent letters. If the word looks borrowed, with ps, pn, mn or rh at the start, do not apply the procedure; use a dictionary with audio.
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