How To Pronounce Quiz
quiz
UK
Phonemic
/kwɪz/
Phonetic
[kʷw̥ɪz]
US
Phonemic
/kwɪz/
In British English, quiz is pronounced /kwɪz/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [kʷw̥ɪz]. In American English, it is pronounced /kwɪz/.
Quiz 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
kwɪz
Quiz has one syllable in British English.
quiz + -s
-s (plural, possessive or singular verb) is /ɪz/ after /s, z, ʃ, ʒ, tʃ, dʒ/.
UK
/ˈkwɪz.ɪz/
US
/ˈkwɪz.ɪz/
quiz + -ed
-ed (past tense or past participle) is /d/ after a voiced consonant or a vowel sound.
UK
/kwɪzd/
US
/kwɪzd/
quiz + -ing
-ing is always /ɪŋ/.
UK
/ˈkwɪz.ɪŋ/
US
/ˈkwɪz.ɪŋ/
Words That Rhyme With Quiz
Questions About Quiz
How do you pronounce quiz in British English?
In British English, quiz is pronounced /kwɪz/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [kʷw̥ɪz].
How do you pronounce quiz in American English?
In American English, quiz is pronounced /kwɪz/.
Do British and American English pronounce quiz the same way?
Yes. Both are /kwɪz/.
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