How To Pronounce Scholarship
scholarship
In British English, scholarship is pronounced /ˈskɒl.ə.ʃɪp/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [ˈskʷɒl.əʴ.ʃɪp̚]. In American English, it is pronounced /ˈskɑːl.ɚ.ʃɪp/.
Scholarship has three syllables, and the main stress falls on the first 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
Scholarship has three syllables in British English, and the main stress is on the first syllable, shown in colour above. Its stress pattern is Ooo, where O is the stressed syllable.
Questions About Scholarship
How do you pronounce scholarship in British English?
In British English, scholarship is pronounced /ˈskɒl.ə.ʃɪp/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [ˈskʷɒl.əʴ.ʃɪp̚].
How do you pronounce scholarship in American English?
In American English, scholarship is pronounced /ˈskɑːl.ɚ.ʃɪp/.
How many syllables are in scholarship?
Scholarship has three syllables, /skɒl/ + /ə/ + /ʃɪp/.
Where is the stress in scholarship?
The main stress is on the first syllable, /skɒl/.
Do British and American English pronounce scholarship the same way?
No. British English has /ˈskɒl.ə.ʃɪp/ and American English has /ˈskɑːl.ɚ.ʃɪp/.
Other Words With The Stress Pattern Ooo
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