How To Pronounce School
school
UK
Phonemic
/skuːl/
Phonetic
[skʷuːɫ]
US
Phonemic
/skuːl/
In British English, school is pronounced /skuːl/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [skʷuːɫ]. In American English, it is pronounced /skuːl/.
School 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
skuːl
School has one syllable in British English.
school + -s
-s (plural, possessive or singular verb) is /z/ after a voiced consonant or a vowel sound.
UK
/skuːlz/
US
/skuːlz/
school + -ed
-ed (past tense or past participle) is /d/ after a voiced consonant or a vowel sound.
UK
/skuːld/
US
/skuːld/
school + -ing
-ing is always /ɪŋ/.
UK
/ˈskuː.lɪŋ/
US
/ˈskuː.lɪŋ/
Words That Rhyme With School
Questions About School
How do you pronounce school in British English?
In British English, school is pronounced /skuːl/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [skʷuːɫ].
How do you pronounce school in American English?
In American English, school is pronounced /skuːl/.
Do British and American English pronounce school the same way?
Yes. Both are /skuːl/.
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