Proper Pronunciation Guide

realize

[riə lɑ͜iz]

Tips:

  • Stress the first syllale.
  • Pronounce this word as three syllables, using the y-like consonant glide
    /j/ to link from the frist to the second syllable—from
    /i/ to
    /ə/.

Practice Sentence:

He didn't fully realize what he had done.

Notes:

Stressing the third syllable would sound like “real eyes.”
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