How To Pronounce High school
high school
In British English, high school is pronounced /ˈhaɪˌskuːl/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [ˈhaɪˌskʷuːɫ]. In American English, it is pronounced /ˈhaɪˌskuːl/.
High school has two syllables, and the main stress falls on the first 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
High school has two syllables in British English, and the main stress is on the first syllable, shown in colour above. Its stress pattern is Oo, where O is the stressed syllable.
Questions About High school
How do you pronounce high school in British English?
In British English, high school is pronounced /ˈhaɪˌskuːl/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [ˈhaɪˌskʷuːɫ].
How do you pronounce high school in American English?
In American English, high school is pronounced /ˈhaɪˌskuːl/.
How many syllables are in high school?
High school has two syllables, /haɪ/ + /skuːl/.
Where is the stress in high school?
The main stress is on the first syllable, /haɪ/.
Do British and American English pronounce high school the same way?
Yes. Both are /ˈhaɪˌskuːl/.
Other Words With The Stress Pattern Oo
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