How To Pronounce Take up
take up
In British English, take up is pronounced /ˌteɪkˈʌp/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [ˌteɪkˈʌp̚]. In American English, it is pronounced /ˌteɪkˈʌp/.
Take up has two syllables, and the main stress falls on the second 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
Take 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.
Questions About Take up
How do you pronounce take up in British English?
In British English, take up is pronounced /ˌteɪkˈʌp/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [ˌteɪkˈʌp̚].
How do you pronounce take up in American English?
In American English, take up is pronounced /ˌteɪkˈʌp/.
How many syllables are in take up?
Take up has two syllables, /teɪk/ + /ʌp/.
Where is the stress in take up?
The main stress is on the second syllable, /ʌp/.
Do British and American English pronounce take up the same way?
Yes. Both are /ˌteɪkˈʌp/.
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