Proper Pronunciation Guide

carefully

[kɛ͜ɚ fə li]

Tips:

  • Pronounce the vowel in the first syllable—spelled “are”—as the R-Vowel diphthong
    /ɛ͜ɚ/.  Drop your lower jaw and open your mouth sufficiently to make this vowel sound clearly and accurately and be sure to include the unstressed pure R-Vowel
    /ɚ/   at the end of this diphthong.
  • Pronounce the letter “u” as the weak schwa vowel
    /ə/.
  • Be sure to pronounce this word as three syllables, stressing the first one.

Practice Sentence:

 She set the carton down very carefully so none of the eggs would break.

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