juffy
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- Jun 28, 2014
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- English Teacher
- Native Language
- Thai
- Home Country
- Thailand
- Current Location
- Thailand
Hi,
I am an English teacher from Thailand. I have trouble pronouncing a word that ends with two letters, two letters + ed, or one letter +ed.
Here are some of them: cast, etched, carved and so on.
1) I wonder whether a native speaker of English pronounces only "s" or both "s" and "t" at the end of the word "cast'?
2) I wonder whether a native speaker of English pronounces only "ch" or both "t" and "ch" at the end of the word "etch"?
3) In case of the past tense with "ed" at the end of the verb such as "etched", do you pronounce all "t," "ch" and "t" ("ed" sound) or only "ch" and "t" ("ed" sound)?
In Thai language, we do not have any ending sound at all, so we have no clue when and how to pronounce and which English ending letter should be silent.
If you can provide any rule for me to stick to, I will really appreciate that.
Thank you in advance.
Juffy, Thailand.
I am an English teacher from Thailand. I have trouble pronouncing a word that ends with two letters, two letters + ed, or one letter +ed.
Here are some of them: cast, etched, carved and so on.
1) I wonder whether a native speaker of English pronounces only "s" or both "s" and "t" at the end of the word "cast'?
2) I wonder whether a native speaker of English pronounces only "ch" or both "t" and "ch" at the end of the word "etch"?
3) In case of the past tense with "ed" at the end of the verb such as "etched", do you pronounce all "t," "ch" and "t" ("ed" sound) or only "ch" and "t" ("ed" sound)?
In Thai language, we do not have any ending sound at all, so we have no clue when and how to pronounce and which English ending letter should be silent.
If you can provide any rule for me to stick to, I will really appreciate that.
Thank you in advance.
Juffy, Thailand.
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