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The /tr/ Sound: English Pronunciation Practice Made Easy english consonant clusters english tr sound

What is the /tr/ Sound?

First, let's look at a few examples of words with the English /tr/ sound:

  • train
  • true
  • trick
  • extreme
  • street
  • strange

According to Baruch College's Tools for Clear Speech, the /tr/ sound is made by doing the following:

"/tr/ is a cluster, which is a combination of two...

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