How To Pronounce Give
give
UK
Phonemic
/ɡɪv/
Phonetic
[ɡɪv]
US
Phonemic
/ɡɪv/
In British English, give is pronounced /ɡɪv/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [ɡɪv]. In American English, it is pronounced /ɡɪv/.
Give 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
ɡɪv
Give has one syllable in British English.
give + -s
-s (plural, possessive or singular verb) is /z/ after a voiced consonant or a vowel sound.
UK
/ɡɪvz/
US
/ɡɪvz/
give + -ing
-ing is always /ɪŋ/.
UK
/ˈɡɪv.ɪŋ/
US
/ˈɡɪv.ɪŋ/
Words That Rhyme With Give
Questions About Give
How do you pronounce give in British English?
In British English, give is pronounced /ɡɪv/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [ɡɪv].
How do you pronounce give in American English?
In American English, give is pronounced /ɡɪv/.
Do British and American English pronounce give the same way?
Yes. Both are /ɡɪv/.
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