Invisible sounds in English

Let's focus on these three words: 

• reputation, 
• argue, 
• and value 

 in terms of their pronunciation.

Can you hear any invisible sounds there?

🌺 argue - /ar-gyoo/

🌺 value - /val-yoo/

🌺 reputation - /re-pyoo-tei-shun/

Try once again. 

Can you hear that /y/ sound?

Why is it there?🧐

Let's clarify:-)

You'll find this invisible /y/ sound between a consonant and the sound 'oo' when you spell it with the letter 'u.'

👉🏻argue 

g- is a consonant 

+ 

followed by letter 'u'

You'll find this invisible /y/ sound between a consonant and the sound 'oo' when you spell it with the letter 'u.'

👉🏻value

l- is a consonant + followed by letter 'u'

You'll find this invisible /y/ sound between a consonant and the sound 'oo' when you spell it with the letter 'u.'

👉🏻reputation

p- is a consonant + followed by letter 'u'

That's why you don't say /argu/, but you say

 /ar-gyoo/.

Instead of saying /valu/, you say /val-yoo/.

Not /reputeishun/, but /re-pyoo-tei-shun/.

Now try to identify invisible/y/ sound 

in this short story.

Music is my passion. It has been documented that it can cure people and help them continue to enjoy their lives to the fullest.

Now try to identify invisible/y/ sound 

in this short story.

Music [ myoo-zik ] is my passion. It's been documented [dok-yuh-ment] that it can

 cure [ kyoor ] people and help them 

continue [ kuhn-tin-yoo ] to enjoy their lives to the fullest.