Proper Pronunciation Guide

authority

θɔ͜ɚə  i]

Tips:

  • Pronounce the letters “au” as the weak schwa vowel
    /ə/ because they are not stressed as they are in “author” [ɔ θɚ].
  • Pronounce the letters “th” as the unvoiced consonant
    /θ/.
  • Pronounce the letters “or” as the R-Vowel diphthong
     /ɔ͜ɚ/ and stress them.
  • Pronounce the letter “i” as the weak schwa vowel
    /ə/.
  • Link the vowels /ɔ͜ɚ/ and /ə/ with the consonant glide
    /r/.
  • Pronounce the letter “t” as a lightly tapped
    /d/ in quick speech.
  • Pronounce the letter “y” like the name of the letter “e”
    /i/ and sustain it slightly because it is final.

Practice Sentences:

Only Congress has the authority to declare war.
They took a bus from the Port Authority Bus Terminal to New Jersey.
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