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Is there any pronunciation difference between "risen" and "reason"?
2015年3月25日 12:32
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Yep. The "i" in "risen" is pronounced with the same vowel from "bit", "it", "sit", "fit", "hit", "miss", "pick", "since" etc.

 

The "ea" in "reason" is pronounced with the same vowel from "beach", "cheat", "eat", "cheese", "beat", "feet", "heat", "free", "leap", "me", "need", "pee", "read", "see", "tea", "we" etc.

2015年3月25日
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Yes, there is. In "reason", the "i" sound is longer, which is marked by the colon in the phonetic description /'riːzn/, whereas in "risen", you pronounce the "i" sound for a very short time in comparison: /ˈrɪzn/

2015年3月25日
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... or another example :  'his' and 'he's'.

 

Risen has a short sound like 'his'.

 

Reason has a long sound like 'he's'.

2015年3月25日
2

Can you hear the difference between 'fizz' and 'fees'? The first is short and the second is long.

 

Well, the 'ris' part of 'risen' is the same as 'fizz' (short).

 

And the 'reas' part of 'reason' is the same as 'fees' (long).

2015年3月25日