How To Pronounce Informative
informative
How To Say Informative Phonetically
Say the part in capitals loudest. This plain spelling is a guide; the IPA above is exact.
In British English, informative is pronounced /ɪnˈfɔː.mə.tɪv/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [ɪ̃nˈfʷɔːʴ.mə.tɪv]. In American English, it is pronounced /ɪnˈfɔːr.mə.t̬ɪv/.
Informative has four syllables, and the main stress falls on the second 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
Informative has four syllables in British English, and the main stress is on the second syllable, shown in colour above. Its stress pattern is oOoo, where O is the stressed syllable.
Transcription Tips For Informative
- Rule 3
Mark The Stressed Syllable
When a word has more than one syllable, the primary stress marker must be placed before the stressed syllable. It is wrong to write /lɔː.jə/ without the stress marker.
lawyer /ˈlɔː.jə/
Here. Informative /ɪnˈfɔː.mə.tɪv/
- Rule 7
Stress Mark Replaces The Dot
Do not place a syllable boundary marker where the stress marker appears. /ðeɪ.ə.naʊ.ˈhɪə/ is not acceptable.
They are now here /ðeɪ.ə.naʊˈhɪə/
Here. Informative /ɪnˈfɔː.mə.tɪv/
Questions About Informative
How do you say informative phonetically?
Informative sounds like in-FAW-muh-tiv in British English and in-FOR-muh-tiv in American English. The part in capitals is stressed.
How do you pronounce informative in British English?
In British English, informative is pronounced /ɪnˈfɔː.mə.tɪv/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [ɪ̃nˈfʷɔːʴ.mə.tɪv].
How do you pronounce informative in American English?
In American English, informative is pronounced /ɪnˈfɔːr.mə.t̬ɪv/.
How many syllables are in informative?
Informative has four syllables, /ɪn/ + /fɔː/ + /mə/ + /tɪv/.
Where is the stress in informative?
The main stress is on the second syllable, /fɔː/.
Do British and American English pronounce informative the same way?
No. British English has /ɪnˈfɔː.mə.tɪv/ and American English has /ɪnˈfɔːr.mə.t̬ɪv/.
Syllables And Tree Diagram Of Informative
Informative has four syllables. See how informative divides into syllables, its syllable structure and its tree diagram in the Adroit Phonology App.
Other Words With The Stress Pattern oOoo
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