- access—ăk´sĕs, or ăk-sĕs´.
- address—(n) and (vb) ad-drĕs´.
- cemetery—sĕm´ē-tĕr-ĭ, not sĕmĭ-trĭ.
- centennial—sĕn-tĕn´nĭ-al.
- equipage—ĕk´wĭ-pāj, not ĕ-kwĭp´ĕj.
- equitable—ĕk´wĭ-ta-bl, no ĕ-kwĭ´ta-bl.
- every—ĕv´ẽr-ĭ, not ĕv´rĭ.
- evident—ĕv´ĭ-dĕnt, not ĕv´ĭ-dŭnt.
- excellent—ĕk´sĕl-ĕnt, not ĕk´slŭnt.
- preface—(n) and (vb) prĕf´ās.
- legislature—lĕj´ĭs-lāt-yŭr.
- exit—ĕks´it, not ĕgz´it.
- exist—ĕgz-ĭst´, not ĕks´ĭst.
- irreparable—ĭr-rĕp´a-ra-ble, not ĭr-rē-păr´a-bl.
- generally—jĕn´ẽr-al-ĭ.
- instead—ĭn-stĕd´, not ĭn-stĭd´.
The Vowel Sound as in “We”
Note: Tongue arched to upper forward position; mouth aperture narrow. This is a single vowel resonance.
- adhesive—ăd-hē´sĭv, not ăd-hē´zĭv.
- aerial—ā-ē´rĭ-al.
- appreciate—ap-prē´shĭ-āt, not ap-prē´sĭ-āt.
- esprit—es-prē´.
- evil—ē´vl, not ē´vĭl.
- fealty—fē´al-tĭ.
- fetish—fē´tish.
- genii—jē´nĭ-ī.
- grievous—grē´vŭs, not grē´vĭ-ŭs.
- guarantee—găr-ăn-tē´.
- ideal—ī-dē´al, not ī´dēl.
- immediately—im-mē´dĭ-at-lĭ.
- remediable—re-mē´dĭ-a-bl.
- tedious—tē´dĭ-us, or tēd´yus.
- débris—dā-brē´.
- hysteria—hĭs-tē´rĭ-a, not hĭs-târ´rĭ-a.
The Vowel Sound as in “Creed”
Note: The tongue is arched upward; tip at base of lower front teeth. This is a double sound. The mouth has a tendency to narrow on the second resonance.
- believe—bē-lēv´, not blēv.
- cleanly—(adv) klēn´lĭ.
- congenial—kon-jēn´yal, not kon-jēn´nĭ-al.
- evening—ē´vn-ĭng, or ēv´nĭng.
- grease—(n)—grēs.
- grease—(vb)—grēz, or grēs.
- idea—ī-dē´a, not ī´dē-a.
- sleek—slēk, not slĭk.
The Vowel Sound as in “Glide”
Note: This is a double sound. Open mouth on first resonance with contact low and middle, but narrower aperture on second with contact high and front. Tongue is moderately low on first resonance and then arches and widens on second.