How To Pronounce Black sheep
black sheep
In British English, black sheep is pronounced /ˌblækˈʃiːp/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [ˌblæk̚ˈʃiːp̚]. In American English, it is pronounced /ˌblækˈʃiːp/.
Black sheep has two syllables, and the main stress falls on the second 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
Black sheep has two syllables in British English, and the main stress is on the second syllable, shown in colour above. Its stress pattern is oO, where O is the stressed syllable.
Questions About Black sheep
How do you pronounce black sheep in British English?
In British English, black sheep is pronounced /ˌblækˈʃiːp/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [ˌblæk̚ˈʃiːp̚].
How do you pronounce black sheep in American English?
In American English, black sheep is pronounced /ˌblækˈʃiːp/.
How many syllables are in black sheep?
Black sheep has two syllables, /blæk/ + /ʃiːp/.
Where is the stress in black sheep?
The main stress is on the second syllable, /ʃiːp/.
Do British and American English pronounce black sheep the same way?
Yes. Both are /ˌblækˈʃiːp/.
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