How To Pronounce Sheet
sheet
UK
Phonemic
/ʃiːt/
Phonetic
[ʃiːt̚]
US
Phonemic
/ʃiːt/
In British English, sheet is pronounced /ʃiːt/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [ʃiːt̚]. In American English, it is pronounced /ʃiːt/.
Sheet 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
ʃiːt
Sheet has one syllable in British English.
sheet + -s
-s (plural, possessive or singular verb) is /s/ after a voiceless consonant.
UK
/ʃiːts/
US
/ʃiːts/
Words That Rhyme With Sheet
Questions About Sheet
How do you pronounce sheet in British English?
In British English, sheet is pronounced /ʃiːt/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [ʃiːt̚].
How do you pronounce sheet in American English?
In American English, sheet is pronounced /ʃiːt/.
Do British and American English pronounce sheet the same way?
Yes. Both are /ʃiːt/.
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