How do you pronounce 4?
Why is four pronounced?
The word four, f-o-u-r, will always be pronounced as the f sound plus or sound, four. To reduce the word for, I change the nature of the vowel sound, and the r-controlled vowel changes from an or sound to schwa+r.
Are four and for pronounced the same?
FOUR and FOR are pronounced the same way. These words have two sounds: F-OR. To say these words, start by saying the F sound by gently biting your bottom lip.