How To Pronounce Sit
sit
UK
Phonemic
/sɪt/
Phonetic
[sɪt̚]
US
Phonemic
/sɪt/
In British English, sit is pronounced /sɪt/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [sɪt̚]. In American English, it is pronounced /sɪt/.
Sit 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
sɪt
Sit has one syllable in British English.
sit + -s
-s (plural, possessive or singular verb) is /s/ after a voiceless consonant.
UK
/sɪts/
US
/sɪts/
sit + -ing
-ing is always /ɪŋ/.
UK
/ˈsɪt.ɪŋ/
US
/ˈsɪt.ɪŋ/
Words That Rhyme With Sit
Questions About Sit
How do you pronounce sit in British English?
In British English, sit is pronounced /sɪt/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [sɪt̚].
How do you pronounce sit in American English?
In American English, sit is pronounced /sɪt/.
Do British and American English pronounce sit the same way?
Yes. Both are /sɪt/.
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