"affect" and "effect" are pronounced differently. "affect" is uh-FEKT (/əˈfɛkt/); "effect" is ih-FEKT (/ɪˈfɛkt/). Only the first vowel differs: affect starts with a relaxed "uh" (schwa); effect starts with a short "ih".
Say it like: uh-FEKT
affect
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Say it like: ih-FEKT
effect
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No. "affect" is uh-FEKT (/əˈfɛkt/) and "effect" is ih-FEKT (/ɪˈfɛkt/). Only the first vowel differs: affect starts with a relaxed "uh" (schwa); effect starts with a short "ih".
The unstressed first vowel is subtle, so they sound almost the same.