How to Pronounce Climb
/How to improve English pronunciationn: In this episode of Word of the Week, I will go over how to pronounce climb. Climb is a word to describe the action of moving up a slope, often using your hands and feet. Words like climb, bomb, and lamb have a silent letter “b” at the end. Yes! The pronunciation of English consonants can be a challenge.
In this video you will learn the pronunciation of climb, the sounds in its syllable, and how to use climb in a sentence.
Not only is knowing how to pronounce English words correctly empowering, but it also means your listeners understand you first time and they can focus on your messages and not on understanding your words. Accent reduction is not necessary, but clarity of your speech is.
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Transcription:
Hello, my name's Melanie Hussell and today’s word of the week focuses on a silent consonant, climb. Let's have a look at this word. Climb, one syllable. Let's have a look at the sounds. (C) ka, (L) la, (I) eye long, (m) mmm, silent B climb. Now let's put this word into a sample sentence. Good news! Sales have climbed 10% this month.
Did you know that pronunciation rule when the word ends in MB? The "B" is always silent. So, words like bomb and lamb.
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