– American English Pronunciation –
– ( Letter I: Is ) –
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Is
Ic . Id . If . Ig . Il . Im . Ina-Inm . Inn-Inz . Io . Ip . Iq . Ir . It
Is
– For this word, the “I” is short, and the “s” is pronounced like the letter “z”
– /ihz/ –/ɪz/ –
ISIS
– For this acronym, since we can pronounce it as a name, the “I” is pronounced like the “igh” combination, and the second “I” turns into an i-schwa
– /IGH-sihs/ – /ˈʌiː.sə(ɪ)s/ – Notice also that the stress is on the first syllable –
Islam
– For this word, the “I” is an i-schwa, and the “a” is pronounced like the short letter “o”
– /ihs-LAHM/ – /ɪs.ˈlɑm/ – Notice also that the stress is on the first syllable –
Island
– For this word, the “I” is long, the “s” is silent, the “a” turns into an i-schwa, and the final “d” is (sometimes) stopped
– /Ai-lihn[d]/ – /ˈaiː.lə(ɪ)n[d]/ – Notice also that the stress is on the first syllable –
Islands
– For this word, the “I” is long, the “s” is silent, the “a” turns into an i-schwa, and the final “s” is pronounced (almost) like the letter “z”
– /Ai-lihn-dz/ – /ˈaiː.lə(ɪ)n.dz/ – Notice also that the stress is on the first syllable and that the “dz” ending acts as a separate syllable –
Israeli
– For this word, “I” is short, the “s” is pronounced almost like the letter “z”, the “ae” combination is pronounced like the Long “A” / Long “E” Diphthong, and the final “i” is pronounced like the long letter “e”
– /ihz-RAY-lee/ – /ɪz.ˈreiː.liː/ – Notice also that the stress is on the second syllable –
Isolate
– For this word, the “I” is pronounced like the “igh” combination, the “o” turns into a u-schwa, the “a” is a True Long “A”, the “t” is (usually stopped), and the final “e” is silent
– /IGH-suh-lay[t]/ – /ʌiː.sə(ʌ).le[t]/ – Notice also that the stress is on the first syllable –
Isolated
– For this word, the “I” is pronounced like the “igh” combination, the “o” turns into a u-schwa, the “a” is a True Long “A”, the “t” is a flap-t, and since the root-word ends with the sound of the letter “t” – the “e” of the “-ed” ending turns into an i-schwa, and the final “d” is (often) stopped
– /IGH-suh-lay-dih[d]/ – /ʌiː.sə(ʌ).le.ɾə(ɪ)[d]/ – Notice also that the stress is on the first syllable –
Isolating
– For this word, the “I” is pronounced like the “igh” combination, the “o” turns into a true-schwa, the “a” is a True Long “A”, the “t” is a flap-t, and the “-ing” suffix is pronounced like in the word “sing” or “ring” (this is the standard pronunciation of this suffix in The Common Tongue)
– /igh-sə-LAY-ding/ – /ʌiː.sə.ˈle.ɾɪŋ/ – Notice also that the stress is on the third syllable –
Isolation
– For this word, the “I” is pronounced like the “igh” combination, the “o” turns into a true-schwa, the “a” is a Long “A” / Long “E” Diphthong, and for the “-tion” suffix – the “ti” combination is pronounced like the un-voiced “sh” combination, and the “o” turns into an i-schwa (this is the standard pronunciation of this suffix in The Common Tongue)
– /igh-sə-LAY-shihn/ – /ʌiː.sə.ˈleiː.ʃə(ɪ)n/ – Notice also that the stress is on the third syllable –
Issue
– For this word, the “I” is short, the “ss” combination is pronounced like the un-voiced “sh” combination, and the “ue” combination is pronounced like the pronoun “you”
– /IH-shyou/ – /ˈɪ.ʃju/ – Notice also that the stress is on the first syllable –
Issues
– For this word, the “I” is short, the “ss” combination is pronounced like the un-voiced “sh” combination, the “ue” combination is pronounced like the pronoun “you”, and the final “s” is pronounced like the letter “z”
– /IH-shyouz/ – /ˈɪ.ʃjuz/ – Notice also that the stress is on the first syllable –
ISUS
– For this acronym, since we can pronounce it as a name, the “I” is pronounced like the “igh” combination, and the “U” turns into an i-schwa
– /IGH-sihs/ – /ˈʌiː.sə(ɪ)s/ – Notice also that the stress is on the first syllable –
– ( American English Pronunciation – Letter I ) –
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