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Session 3

How do you say the words you see and hear in the news? In Pronunciation in the News, we take a word that's dominating the headlines and teach you how to say it like a native speaker. In this episode, we're looking at the word scheduled.

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Pronunciation in the News

Scheduled

Nasa is due to make a major announcement about its first mission to the sun, which is scheduled for next year.  

If something is scheduled, it means it is planned to happen at a particular day or time. But how do we pronounce the word scheduled? Watch the video and find out.

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How do you say 'scheduled'?

  • There are two syllables: sched-uled
  • The stress is on the first syllable: SCHED-uled
  • The first syllable is pronounced /ˈʃed/   Note: In American English the pronunciation is /ˈskɛdʒuːl/ (skedzh-ool).
  • In phonemic script, the word is written like this: /ˈʃedjuːld/

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If you want to improve your pronunciation even more, try The Sounds of English or Tim's Pronunciation Workshop.

End of Session 3

Join us in Session 4 for The Teachers' Room. Dan and Sian give tips on how to make dictation fun.

Session Vocabulary

  • Pronouncing 'scheduled'

    • There are two syllables: sched-uled
    • The stress is on the first syllable: SCHED-uled
    • The first syllable is pronounced /ˈʃed/   Note: In American English the pronunciation is /ˈskɛdʒuːl/ (skedzh-ool).
    • In phonemic script, the word is written like this: /ˈʃedjuːld/
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