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