Vowel Pronunciation trick

Pronunciation: Vowel

Two Vowels guideline:

The 1st vowel sounds like its alphabet name (the long vowel sound)
The 2nd vowel sound is silent

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examples

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1	2	3	4	5
bake	these	pie	drone	cute
fame	dream	ice	soap	Sue

One vowel sound guideline:

The vowel sound like a "relative" (the short vowel sound)

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examples

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1	2	3	4	5
had	bed	him	hot	sum
jam	bend	pin	snot	bus

vocabulary

1. figure out
2. vampire

/ˈvampʌɪə/
something like ghost

3. a little bit too much
4. It's amazing
5. geez/jeez/jeeze

A mild expression used to show surprise or annoyance.

6. guideline

A general rule, principle, or piece of advice.

7. It's life-changing
8. Well, this is making sense.
9. drone

A remote-controlled pilotless aircraft or missile.

10. I think the most difficult one is the two-vowel guideline - that one has been plaguing me for years

plague: /pleɪɡ/ A thing causing trouble or irritation.

11. breeze

A thing that is easy to do or accomplish.
Usually, we say something like a breeze.