How To Pronounce Sit up
sit up
stress changesSit up has more than one pronunciation, depending on how it is used.
Verb. It is /ˌsɪtˈʌp/ in British English and /ˌsɪtˈʌp/ in American English with the main stress on the second syllable.
Noun (sit-up). It is /ˈsɪt.ʌp/ in British English and /ˈsɪt.ʌp/ in American English with the main stress on the first syllable.
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 (Verb)
Sit up has two syllables in British English, and the main stress is on the second syllable, shown in colour above. Its stress pattern is oO, where O is the stressed syllable.
Syllables And Stress (Noun (sit-up))
Sit up has two syllables in British English, and the main stress is on the first syllable, shown in colour above. Its stress pattern is Oo, where O is the stressed syllable.
Questions About Sit up
How do you pronounce sit up in British English?
Verb, /ˌsɪtˈʌp/. Noun (sit-up), /ˈsɪt.ʌp/.
How do you pronounce sit up in American English?
Verb, /ˌsɪtˈʌp/. Noun (sit-up), /ˈsɪt.ʌp/.
How many syllables are in sit up?
Sit up has two syllables, /sɪt/ + /ʌp/.
Where is the stress in sit up?
The main stress is on the second syllable, /ʌp/.
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