How To Pronounce Sift
sift
UK
Phonemic
/sɪft/
Phonetic
[sɪft̚]
US
Phonemic
/sɪft/
In British English, sift is pronounced /sɪft/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [sɪft̚]. In American English, it is pronounced /sɪft/.
Sift 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
sɪft
Sift has one syllable in British English.
sift + -s
-s (plural, possessive or singular verb) is /s/ after a voiceless consonant.
UK
/sɪfts/
US
/sɪfts/
sift + -ed
-ed (past tense or past participle) is /ɪd/ after /t/ or /d/.
UK
/ˈsɪf.tɪd/
US
/ˈsɪf.tɪd/
sift + -ing
-ing is always /ɪŋ/.
UK
/ˈsɪf.tɪŋ/
US
/ˈsɪf.tɪŋ/
Words That Rhyme With Sift
Questions About Sift
How do you pronounce sift in British English?
In British English, sift is pronounced /sɪft/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [sɪft̚].
How do you pronounce sift in American English?
In American English, sift is pronounced /sɪft/.
Do British and American English pronounce sift the same way?
Yes. Both are /sɪft/.
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