How is opacity pronounced?
Break ‘opacity‘ down into sounds: [OH] + [PAS] + [UH] + [TEE] – say it out loud and exaggerate the sounds until you can consistently produce them. Record yourself saying ‘opacity‘ in full sentences, then watch yourself and listen.
How is 2020 pronounced?
The year 2020 will be “twenty-twenty,” and the year 2115 will be “twenty-one-fifteen.”
Is the T silent in exactly?
When the T and D sounds come between two other consonant sounds, many Americans will drop them. But when we add the -ly ending, it now comes between two consonants. You’ll hear a lot of native speakers say ‘exactly‘, with no T sound. Exactly, exactly.