How To Pronounce Cloak

cloak

Phonemic

/kləʊk/

Phonetic

[kl̥əʊk̚]

Phonemic

/kloʊk/

In British English, cloak is pronounced /kləʊk/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [kl̥əʊk̚]. In American English, it is pronounced /kloʊk/.

Cloak has one syllable. The British and American pronunciations are different, so listen to both.

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

kləʊk

Cloak has one syllable in British English.

cloak + -s

-s (plural, possessive or singular verb) is /s/ after a voiceless consonant.

/kləʊks/

/kloʊks/

cloak + -ed

-ed (past tense or past participle) is /t/ after a voiceless consonant.

/kləʊkt/

/kloʊkt/

cloak + -ing

-ing is always /ɪŋ/.

/ˈkləʊ.kɪŋ/

/ˈkloʊ.kɪŋ/

Words That Rhyme With Cloak

Questions About Cloak

How do you pronounce cloak in British English?

In British English, cloak is pronounced /kləʊk/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [kl̥əʊk̚].

How do you pronounce cloak in American English?

In American English, cloak is pronounced /kloʊk/.

Do British and American English pronounce cloak the same way?

No. British English has /kləʊk/ and American English has /kloʊk/.

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