WORD PRONUNCIATION
A familiar-word bridge, a precise sound pattern and a sentence you can use.
RECEIPTre-SEAT
/rɪˈsiːt/Browser-generated practice voice · no pronunciation score
The useful connection
RECEIPT → re-SEAT. Use two syllables and stress the second: re-SEAT. The written p is silent.
The familiar-word cue is a memory aid, not a claim that every speaker says the comparison word identically.
Build it into speech
- Say the familiar cue once.
- Say the target word without adding another syllable.
- Practise:
Here is your receipt.
- Transfer:
Please send the receipt with the expense report.
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