How To Pronounce Cause
cause
UK
Phonemic
/kɔːz/
Phonetic
[kʰʷɔːz]
US
Phonemic
/kɔːz/
In British English, cause is pronounced /kɔːz/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [kʰʷɔːz]. In American English, it is pronounced /kɔːz/.
Cause 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
kɔːz
Cause has one syllable in British English.
cause + -s
-s (plural, possessive or singular verb) is /ɪz/ after /s, z, ʃ, ʒ, tʃ, dʒ/.
UK
/ˈkɔː.zɪz/
US
/ˈkɔː.zɪz/
cause + -ed
-ed (past tense or past participle) is /d/ after a voiced consonant or a vowel sound.
UK
/kɔːzd/
US
/kɔːzd/
cause + -ing
-ing is always /ɪŋ/.
UK
/ˈkɔː.zɪŋ/
US
/ˈkɔː.zɪŋ/
Words That Rhyme With Cause
Questions About Cause
How do you pronounce cause in British English?
In British English, cause is pronounced /kɔːz/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [kʰʷɔːz].
How do you pronounce cause in American English?
In American English, cause is pronounced /kɔːz/.
Do British and American English pronounce cause the same way?
Yes. Both are /kɔːz/.
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