How To Pronounce Shock

shock

Phonemic

/ʃɒk/

Phonetic

[ʃʷɒk̚]

Phonemic

/ʃɑːk/

In British English, shock is pronounced /ʃɒk/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [ʃʷɒk̚]. In American English, it is pronounced /ʃɑːk/.

Shock has one 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

ʃɒk

Shock has one syllable in British English.

shock + -s

-s (plural, possessive or singular verb) is /s/ after a voiceless consonant.

/ʃɒks/

/ʃɑːks/

shock + -ed

-ed (past tense or past participle) is /t/ after a voiceless consonant.

/ʃɒkt/

/ʃɑːkt/

shock + -ing

-ing is always /ɪŋ/.

/ˈʃɒk.ɪŋ/

/ˈʃɑː.kɪŋ/

Words That Rhyme With Shock

Questions About Shock

How do you pronounce shock in British English?

In British English, shock is pronounced /ʃɒk/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [ʃʷɒk̚].

How do you pronounce shock in American English?

In American English, shock is pronounced /ʃɑːk/.

Do British and American English pronounce shock the same way?

No. British English has /ʃɒk/ and American English has /ʃɑːk/.

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