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  • Many learners of English pronounce this word like this

  • April

  • They make it very flat

  • They make a short vowel in the first part

  • and a full vowel in the second part

  • April

  • This is incorrect

  • Listen to the difference!

  • I'll say it incorrectly, and then correctly:

  • April

  • April

  • Can you hear the difference?

  • All the stress should be on the first part

  • The first part is:

  • "a"

  • It is a double vowel. So it has two positions

  • Listen again!

  • "a"

  • You try now!

  • Ready?

  • "a"

  • The second part of the word is very weak

  • It is not "pril" with a full vowel

  • It is pronounced as:

  • "pril"

  • With a very weak vowel

  • The weak vowel is:

  • "a"

  • "a"

  • This vowel is used in a lot of English words

  • Listen carefully, and repeat after me!

  • April

  • April

  • April

  • You can correct your pronunciation of the double vowel "a"

  • and the weak vowel "a"

  • with a Star Pronunciation course

Many learners of English pronounce this word like this

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