How To Pronounce Shop

shop

Phonemic

/ʃɒp/

Phonetic

[ʃʷɒp̚]

Phonemic

/ʃɑːp/

In British English, shop is pronounced /ʃɒp/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [ʃʷɒp̚]. In American English, it is pronounced /ʃɑːp/.

Shop 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

ʃɒp

Shop has one syllable in British English.

shop + -s

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

/ʃɒps/

/ʃɑːps/

shop + -ed

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

/ʃɒpt/

/ʃɑːpt/

shop + -ing

-ing is always /ɪŋ/.

/ˈʃɒp.ɪŋ/

/ˈʃɑː.pɪŋ/

Words That Rhyme With Shop

Questions About Shop

How do you pronounce shop in British English?

In British English, shop is pronounced /ʃɒp/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [ʃʷɒp̚].

How do you pronounce shop in American English?

In American English, shop is pronounced /ʃɑːp/.

Do British and American English pronounce shop the same way?

No. British English has /ʃɒp/ and American English has /ʃɑːp/.

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