How To Pronounce Keep up
keep up
In British English, keep up is pronounced /ˌkiːpˈʌp/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [ˌkiːpˈʌp̚]. In American English, it is pronounced /ˌkiːpˈʌp/.
Keep up 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
Keep up 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.
Questions About Keep up
How do you pronounce keep up in British English?
In British English, keep up is pronounced /ˌkiːpˈʌp/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [ˌkiːpˈʌp̚].
How do you pronounce keep up in American English?
In American English, keep up is pronounced /ˌkiːpˈʌp/.
How many syllables are in keep up?
Keep up has two syllables, /kiːp/ + /ʌp/.
Where is the stress in keep up?
The main stress is on the second syllable, /ʌp/.
Do British and American English pronounce keep up the same way?
Yes. Both are /ˌkiːpˈʌp/.
Other Words With The Stress Pattern oO
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