How To Pronounce Chalk
chalk
UK
Phonemic
/tʃɔːk/
Phonetic
[tʃʷɔːk̚]
US
Phonemic
/tʃɔːk/
In British English, chalk is pronounced /tʃɔːk/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [tʃʷɔːk̚]. In American English, it is pronounced /tʃɔːk/.
Chalk 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
tʃɔːk
Chalk has one syllable in British English.
chalk + -s
-s (plural, possessive or singular verb) is /s/ after a voiceless consonant.
UK
/tʃɔːks/
US
/tʃɔːks/
chalk + -ed
-ed (past tense or past participle) is /t/ after a voiceless consonant.
UK
/tʃɔːkt/
US
/tʃɔːkt/
chalk + -ing
-ing is always /ɪŋ/.
UK
/ˈtʃɔː.kɪŋ/
US
/ˈtʃɔː.kɪŋ/
Words That Rhyme With Chalk
Questions About Chalk
How do you pronounce chalk in British English?
In British English, chalk is pronounced /tʃɔːk/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [tʃʷɔːk̚].
How do you pronounce chalk in American English?
In American English, chalk is pronounced /tʃɔːk/.
Do British and American English pronounce chalk the same way?
Yes. Both are /tʃɔːk/.
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