How To Pronounce Chew
chew
UK
Phonemic
/tʃuː/
Phonetic
[tʃʷuː]
US
Phonemic
/tʃuː/
In British English, chew is pronounced /tʃuː/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [tʃʷuː]. In American English, it is pronounced /tʃuː/.
Chew 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
tʃuː
Chew has one syllable in British English.
chew + -s
-s (plural, possessive or singular verb) is /z/ after a voiced consonant or a vowel sound.
UK
/tʃuːz/
US
/tʃuːz/
chew + -ed
-ed (past tense or past participle) is /d/ after a voiced consonant or a vowel sound.
UK
/tʃuːd/
US
/tʃuːd/
chew + -ing
-ing is always /ɪŋ/.
UK
/ˈtʃuː.ɪŋ/
US
/ˈtʃuː.ɪŋ/
Words That Rhyme With Chew
Questions About Chew
How do you pronounce chew in British English?
In British English, chew is pronounced /tʃuː/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [tʃʷuː].
How do you pronounce chew in American English?
In American English, chew is pronounced /tʃuː/.
Do British and American English pronounce chew the same way?
Yes. Both are /tʃuː/.
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