How To Pronounce Balk
balk
UK
Phonemic
/bɔːk/or/bɔːlk/
Phonetic
[bʷɔːk̚]
US
Phonemic
/bɔːk/
In British English, balk is pronounced /bɔːk/ or /bɔːlk/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [bʷɔːk̚]. In American English, it is pronounced /bɔːk/.
Balk 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
bɔːk
Balk has one syllable in British English.
balk + -s
-s (plural, possessive or singular verb) is /s/ after a voiceless consonant.
UK
/bɔːks/or/bɔːlks/
US
/bɔːks/
balk + -ed
-ed (past tense or past participle) is /t/ after a voiceless consonant.
UK
/bɔːkt/or/bɔːlkt/
US
/bɔːkt/
balk + -ing
-ing is always /ɪŋ/.
UK
/ˈbɔː.kɪŋ/or/ˈbɔːl.kɪŋ/
US
/ˈbɔː.kɪŋ/
Words That Rhyme With Balk
Questions About Balk
How do you pronounce balk in British English?
In British English, balk is pronounced /bɔːk/ or /bɔːlk/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [bʷɔːk̚].
How do you pronounce balk in American English?
In American English, balk is pronounced /bɔːk/.
Do British and American English pronounce balk the same way?
Yes. Both are /bɔːk/.
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