How To Pronounce Shook
shook
UK
Phonemic
/ʃʊk/
Phonetic
[ʃʷʊk̚]
US
Phonemic
/ʃʊk/
In British English, shook is pronounced /ʃʊk/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [ʃʷʊk̚]. In American English, it is pronounced /ʃʊk/.
Shook 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
ʃʊk
Shook has one syllable in British English.
Words That Rhyme With Shook
Questions About Shook
How do you pronounce shook in British English?
In British English, shook is pronounced /ʃʊk/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [ʃʷʊk̚].
How do you pronounce shook in American English?
In American English, shook is pronounced /ʃʊk/.
Do British and American English pronounce shook the same way?
Yes. Both are /ʃʊk/.
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