How to Pronounce Squirrel and Other SQU- Words | American English Pronunciation

14 Nov 2021 · 2 min

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This content was created by Hadar Shemesh. This content was uploaded by Hadar Shemesh. This is a YouTube video titled "How to Pronounce Squirrel and Other SQU- Words | American English Pronunciation" created on November 14, 2021. It features Hadar Shemesh providing a pronunciation practice session focusing on words that begin with a consonant cluster, specifically those starting with 'squ'.

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Hey, everyone, it's practice time with hadar, and today we are going to practice words that begin with a consonant cluster. In consonant clusters. What we want to remember is that we want to shift from one sound to another without putting any vowels in between. No breaks and no vowels before. So not es, cl, Squ and at. Sk. W. So let's look at a few words. Squirrel. Yes. I started with this word. Squirrel. Squirrel. Here. After the squ, we have r and dark L. Squ. Lift the tongue up for the R and then create tension in the back for the dark L, almost as if you're pronouncing an O sound. Squirrel. Oh, oh, oh. Squirrel. Squeal. Stop squealing. Squee. High E after the squ. Squeal. Squirm. Squirm. I made him squirm. We have an R there. Beautiful. R. Square. Square. If you tend to add an E before a square, start with a long square. Squash. Butternut. Squash. Squash. Squeeze, squeeze. Squint, squint. Okay, very good. Practice it again. Practice it a few times if it poses a challenge. If it doesn't, you can move on to the next practice. Thank you so much for watching. Share it with your friends and give me more examples in the comments of words beginning with squ. See you later.