SKW cluster, R consonant, Dark L!!! This is one of the hardest words for my students to pronounce in American English. Learn how to break it down and simplify to say this word clearly and with confidence.
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How do you pronounce this word?
It’s pretty crazy.
S-K-W.
Now make sure you don’t forget the lip rounding, that’s important.
S-K-W-R.
Forget the vowel, just make an R sound.
S-K-W-R.
Squirr-el
Then just the dark L.
You do not lift your tongue tip for the Dark L.
L, L.
It’s made back here. L.
Squirr-el
Squirrel.
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