What’s his exact location?<\/em><\/p>\n The word exactly<\/strong> sounds like egzactly.<\/strong><\/p>\n She’s exactly right.<\/em><\/p>\n The word example<\/strong> sounds like egzample.<\/strong><\/p>\n Could you give me an example?<\/em><\/p>\n 2. When the letter X is before a consonant sound it is pronounced like \/ks\/.<\/p>\n The word extreme<\/strong> sounds like ekstreme<\/strong>.<\/p>\n His behavior is very extreme.<\/em><\/p>\n The word expect<\/strong> sounds like ekspect<\/strong>.<\/p>\n I expect that work’ll be busy this month.<\/em><\/p>\n <\/em><\/p>\n The word context<\/strong> sounds like\u00a0contekst<\/strong>.<\/p>\n I understand the word when I hear it in context.<\/em><\/p>\n 3. The letter X is pronounced as \/ks\/ when it occurs at the end of a word.<\/p>\n The word tax<\/strong> sounds like taks.<\/strong><\/p>\n How much was the tax?<\/em><\/p>\n When you are speaking English stay aware to the two pronunciations of the letter X. Pronouncing the X correctly will help people understand your spoken English.<\/p>\n Susan Ryan<\/strong> is an American English pronunciation teacher and accent reduction coach. She currently lives in South Florida. Read more articles by Susan at\u00a0http:\/\/www.confidentvoice.com\/blog\/<\/a><\/p>\n One of the most frequently mispronounced consonant is the letter X. In spoken American English the letter X has two pronunciations.\u00a0 Here are the rules and a few examples. 1. When the letter X occurs before a stressed vowel it is pronounced like \/gz\/. Here are a few examples. The word exact sounds like egzact. 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