How To Pronounce Act
act
UK
Phonemic
/ækt/
Phonetic
[ækt̚]
US
Phonemic
/ækt/
In British English, act is pronounced /ækt/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [ækt̚]. In American English, it is pronounced /ækt/.
Act has one syllable. British and American speakers say it the same way.
Slashes / / show the phonemic transcription, the sounds that change meaning. Square brackets [ ] show the phonetic transcription, with the finer detail of how the sounds are actually made.
Syllables, Stress And Endings
Syllables And Stress
ækt
Act has one syllable in British English.
act + -s
-s (plural, possessive or singular verb) is /s/ after a voiceless consonant.
UK
/ækts/
US
/ækts/
act + -ed
-ed (past tense or past participle) is /ɪd/ after /t/ or /d/.
UK
/ˈæk.tɪd/
US
/ˈæk.tɪd/
act + -ing
-ing is always /ɪŋ/.
UK
/ˈæk.tɪŋ/
US
/ˈæk.tɪŋ/
Words That Rhyme With Act
Questions About Act
How do you pronounce act in British English?
In British English, act is pronounced /ækt/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [ækt̚].
How do you pronounce act in American English?
In American English, act is pronounced /ækt/.
Do British and American English pronounce act the same way?
Yes. Both are /ækt/.
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