How To Pronounce Milk
milk
UK
Phonemic
/mɪlk/
Phonetic
[mɪɫk̚]
US
Phonemic
/mɪlk/
In British English, milk is pronounced /mɪlk/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [mɪɫk̚]. In American English, it is pronounced /mɪlk/.
Milk 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
mɪlk
Milk has one syllable in British English.
milk + -s
-s (plural, possessive or singular verb) is /s/ after a voiceless consonant.
UK
/mɪlks/
US
/mɪlks/
milk + -ed
-ed (past tense or past participle) is /t/ after a voiceless consonant.
UK
/mɪlkt/
US
/mɪlkt/
milk + -ing
-ing is always /ɪŋ/.
UK
/ˈmɪl.kɪŋ/
US
/ˈmɪl.kɪŋ/
Words That Rhyme With Milk
Questions About Milk
How do you pronounce milk in British English?
In British English, milk is pronounced /mɪlk/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [mɪɫk̚].
How do you pronounce milk in American English?
In American English, milk is pronounced /mɪlk/.
Do British and American English pronounce milk the same way?
Yes. Both are /mɪlk/.
Nearby Words
Learn English and Literature with Adroit Tutors on our website, and order course materials there too.
www.adroittutors.com