How to Say 'l-i-v-e'

2024-03-23

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  • Hello! This week on Ask a Teacher, we answer a question from Lola.
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  • Hello,
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  • I'm Lola from Madrid.
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  • My question is about the pronunciation of the word "live".
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  • Sometimes the pronunciation is "liv" and others "laiv."
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  • The same with the word "lives." Why?
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  • Thank you very much.
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  • Thank you for writing, Lola.
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  • This is such a good question!
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  • "Live" is an example of a heteronym, or words that have the same spelling but different pronunciations and meanings.
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  • There are nearly 100 heteronyms in English.
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  • But let's get to your question about the word spelled l-i-v-e today.
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  • It can be either an adjective, an adverb, or a verb.
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  • When it is used as an adjective or adverb, we use the /aɪ/ sound, like "laiv."
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  • I love live music.
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  • Are you watching the game live?
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  • When it is used as a verb, we use the /ɪ/ sound, like "liv."
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  • Where do you live?
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  • We live just outside the city.
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  • As for the word spelled l-i-v-e-s, it can be either a plural noun (from the singular "life") or third person singular verb.
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  • When it is a plural noun, we use the /aɪ/ sound:
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  • Cats have nine lives.
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  • When it is used as third person singular, we use the /ɪ/ sound.
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  • She lives with her mother.
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  • So, in order to know which pronunciation to use for l-i-v-e and -s, you want to look carefully at how it is used in a sentence.
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  • Please let us know if this explanation has helped you, Lola.
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  • Do you have a question about American English? Send us an email at learningenglish@voanews.com.
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  • And that's Ask a Teacher.
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  • I'm Gena Bennett.
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  • Hello! This week on Ask a Teacher, we answer a question from Lola.
    • 2
  • Question
    • 3
  • Hello,
    • 4
  • I'm Lola from Madrid.
    • 5
  • My question is about the pronunciation of the word "live". Sometimes the pronunciation is "liv" and others "laiv." The same with the word "lives." Why?
    • 6
  • Thank you very much.
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  • Answer
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  • Thank you for writing, Lola. This is such a good question!
    • 9
  • "Live" is an example of a heteronym, or words that have the same spelling but different pronunciations and meanings.
    • 10
  • There are nearly 100 heteronyms in English. But let's get to your question about the word spelled l-i-v-e today.
    • 11
  • It can be either an adjective, an adverb, or a verb.
    • 12
  • When it is used as an adjective or adverb, we use the /aɪ/ sound, like "laiv."
    • 13
  • I love live music.
    • 14
  • Are you watching the game live?
    • 15
  • When it is used as a verb, we use the /ɪ/ sound, like "liv."
    • 16
  • Where do you live?
    • 17
  • We live just outside the city.
    • 18
  • As for the word spelled l-i-v-e-s, it can be either a plural noun (from the singular "life") or third person singular verb.
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  • When it is a plural noun, we use the /aɪ/ sound:
    • 20
  • Cats have nine lives.
    • 21
  • When it is used as third person singular, we use the /ɪ/ sound.
    • 22
  • She lives with her mother.
    • 23
  • So, in order to know which pronunciation to use for l-i-v-e and -s, you want to look carefully at how it is used in a sentence.
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  • Please let us know if this explanation has helped you, Lola.
    • 25
  • Do you have a question about American English? Send us an email at learningenglish@voanews.com.
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  • And that's Ask a Teacher.
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  • I'm Gena Bennett.
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  • Gena Bennett wrote this lesson for VOA Learning English.
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  • spelling-n. the correct order of letters to form a word
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