Speaker 1: Hey there, it's Michael here and welcome back to speak
naturally in a minute from Happy English. I'm here every
Sunday with a quick one point lesson to help you
improve your pronunciation, rhythm and intonation. Today, let's look at
a pair of words that sound very similar but mean
very different things. Wonder and wonder. First, wonder. The vowel
sound here is a short, relaxed sound, also known as
the schwa. The one in wonder is like the number
one one wonder. It's a short vowel sound. One wonder,
I wonder what time it is. I wonder if she's
coming one wonder, same short sound. Next is wander wander.
The vowel sound here is a longer ah sound like want.
I want to wander. Your mouth opens more and the
sound lasts longer. I want to wander. We like to
wander around this city. He wandered into the wrong room.
I want to wander. So listen to the difference. Wonder, wander, wonder, Wander, wonder, wander.
The vowel sounds are different lengths, Wonder, short, wander long.
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