ture

'ture' is known as a widely-used suffix in English morphology and here we are going to focus on its pronunciation as a multigraph.

Multigraphs are a set of more than two letters that stand together and produce a new sound.

Multigraph	ture
Name	ture (pronounced /ˈtee ˈu ˈar ˈee/)
Common Sound(s)	/tʃər/, tʃʊr/

The Multigraph 'ture'

Sound 1: /tʃər/

'ture' always comes at the end of simple words and it mainly sounds /tʃər/:

Example

creature /ˈkriːtʃər/

picture /ˈpɪktʃər/

gesture /ˈdʒestʃər/

capture /ˈkæptʃər/

Sound 2: /tʃʊr/

'ture' always comes at the end of simple words and it sounds /tʃʊr/. There are fewer words ending with 'ture' and sounding /ʃʊr/ than /tʃər/.

Example

mature /məˈtʃʊɹ/

caricature /ˈkærɪkətʃʊr/

Comments

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Neelam Kumari

Jul 2024

i fell difficulty in pronounciation

- Sound 1: /tʃər/
- Sound 2: /tʃʊr/

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