How To Pronounce Instruct

instruct

Phonemic

/ɪnˈstrʌkt/

Phonetic

[ɪ̃nˈstr̥ʌkt̚]

Phonemic

/ɪnˈstrʌkt/

In British English, instruct is pronounced /ɪnˈstrʌkt/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [ɪ̃nˈstr̥ʌkt̚]. In American English, it is pronounced /ɪnˈstrʌkt/.

Instruct has two syllables, and the main stress falls on the second 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

ɪnstrʌkt

Instruct has two syllables in British English, and the main stress is on the second syllable, shown in colour above. Its stress pattern is oO, where O is the stressed syllable.

instruct + -s

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

/ɪnˈstrʌkts/

instruct + -ed

-ed (past tense or past participle) is /ɪd/ after /t/ or /d/.

/ɪnˈstrʌk.tɪd/

instruct + -ing

-ing is always /ɪŋ/.

/ɪnˈstrʌk.tɪŋ/

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Questions About Instruct

How do you pronounce instruct in British English?

In British English, instruct is pronounced /ɪnˈstrʌkt/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [ɪ̃nˈstr̥ʌkt̚].

How do you pronounce instruct in American English?

In American English, instruct is pronounced /ɪnˈstrʌkt/.

How many syllables are in instruct?

Instruct has two syllables, /ɪn/ + /strʌkt/.

Where is the stress in instruct?

The main stress is on the second syllable, /strʌkt/.

Do British and American English pronounce instruct the same way?

Yes. Both are /ɪnˈstrʌkt/.

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