How To Pronounce Roast

roast

Phonemic

/rəʊst/

Phonetic

[rəʊst̚]

Phonemic

/roʊst/

In British English, roast is pronounced /rəʊst/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [rəʊst̚]. In American English, it is pronounced /roʊst/.

Roast has one 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

rəʊst

Roast has one syllable in British English.

roast + -s

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

/rəʊsts/

/roʊsts/

roast + -ed

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

/ˈrəʊs.tɪd/

/ˈroʊs.tɪd/

roast + -ing

-ing is always /ɪŋ/.

/ˈrəʊs.tɪŋ/

/ˈroʊs.tɪŋ/

Words That Rhyme With Roast

Questions About Roast

How do you pronounce roast in British English?

In British English, roast is pronounced /rəʊst/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [rəʊst̚].

How do you pronounce roast in American English?

In American English, roast is pronounced /roʊst/.

Do British and American English pronounce roast the same way?

No. British English has /rəʊst/ and American English has /roʊst/.

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