Scheduling pronunciation
Scheduling has 3 syllables. The stress is on the first syllable, "skeh". Capital letters in the respelling show where the stress falls.
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Scheduling syllables
Scheduling has 3 syllables: SKEH-juu-lihng.
- SKEHskɛ
- juudʒʊ
- lihnglɪŋ
SKEJ-oo-ling in American English, SHED-yoo-ling in British. Both are standard; the k form is the older one. Whichever you choose, keep it the same as your "schedule".
Sounds to watch
The l sound
Touch the tongue tip to the ridge behind your top teeth. At the end of a syllable the l is darker and the back of the tongue rises.
Short i versus ee
The short i (as in sit) is shorter and more relaxed than ee. Many learners stretch it into ee, which changes the word.
The ng sound
The ng is one nasal sound made with the back of the tongue. There is no separate hard g after it.
The ch and j sounds
Ch and j start with a full stop of the air (t or d) and release into sh or zh. Without the stop they collapse into sh and zh, and "cheap" becomes "sheep".
Scheduling in a sentence
- Scheduling the interviews took longer than the interviews themselves.
- The app handles scheduling so nobody double-books the room.
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What Speakeroo listens for
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- Stress placed on the wrong syllableMake the correct syllable longer, clearer and more prominent.
- Final -ing pronounced unclearlyRaise the back of the tongue for /ŋ/ and avoid adding /g/ unless the word requires it.
- Final consonant omittedHold the final mouth position briefly without adding another vowel.
- /ɪ/ and /iː/ confusedMake /iː/ higher, tenser and usually longer than /ɪ/.
- Every syllable stressed equallyEmphasise one main syllable and reduce the others.
Questions
How do you pronounce scheduling?
Scheduling is pronounced /ˈskɛ.dʒʊ.lɪŋ/, or SKEH-juu-lihng in plain letters. It has 3 syllables and the stress falls on the first syllable, "skeh".
How many syllables are in scheduling?
3: SKEH-juu-lihng. The capital letters mark the stressed syllable.
How do you use scheduling in a sentence?
Scheduling the interviews took longer than the interviews themselves. The app handles scheduling so nobody double-books the room.
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