How To Pronounce Sketch
sketch
UK
Phonemic
/sketʃ/
Phonetic
[sketʃ]
US
Phonemic
/sketʃ/
In British English, sketch is pronounced /sketʃ/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [sketʃ]. In American English, it is pronounced /sketʃ/.
Sketch 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
sketʃ
Sketch has one syllable in British English.
sketch + -s
-s (plural, possessive or singular verb) is /ɪz/ after /s, z, ʃ, ʒ, tʃ, dʒ/.
UK
/ˈsketʃ.ɪz/
US
/ˈsketʃ.ɪz/
sketch + -ed
-ed (past tense or past participle) is /t/ after a voiceless consonant.
UK
/sketʃt/
US
/sketʃt/
sketch + -ing
-ing is always /ɪŋ/.
UK
/ˈsketʃ.ɪŋ/
US
/ˈsketʃ.ɪŋ/
Words That Rhyme With Sketch
Questions About Sketch
How do you pronounce sketch in British English?
In British English, sketch is pronounced /sketʃ/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [sketʃ].
How do you pronounce sketch in American English?
In American English, sketch is pronounced /sketʃ/.
Do British and American English pronounce sketch the same way?
Yes. Both are /sketʃ/.
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