How To Pronounce Roost
roost
UK
Phonemic
/ruːst/
Phonetic
[rʷuːst̚]
US
Phonemic
/ruːst/
In British English, roost is pronounced /ruːst/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [rʷuːst̚]. In American English, it is pronounced /ruːst/.
Roost 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
ruːst
Roost has one syllable in British English.
roost + -s
-s (plural, possessive or singular verb) is /s/ after a voiceless consonant.
UK
/ruːsts/
US
/ruːsts/
roost + -ed
-ed (past tense or past participle) is /ɪd/ after /t/ or /d/.
UK
/ˈruːs.tɪd/
US
/ˈruːs.tɪd/
roost + -ing
-ing is always /ɪŋ/.
UK
/ˈruːs.tɪŋ/
US
/ˈruːs.tɪŋ/
Words That Rhyme With Roost
Questions About Roost
How do you pronounce roost in British English?
In British English, roost is pronounced /ruːst/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [rʷuːst̚].
How do you pronounce roost in American English?
In American English, roost is pronounced /ruːst/.
Do British and American English pronounce roost the same way?
Yes. Both are /ruːst/.
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