How To Pronounce Tidy up
tidy up
In British English, tidy up is pronounced /ˌtaɪ.diˈʌp/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [ˌtaɪ.diˈʌp̚]. In American English, it is pronounced /ˌtaɪ.diˈʌp/.
Tidy up has three syllables, and the main stress falls on the third 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
Tidy up has three syllables in British English, and the main stress is on the third syllable, shown in colour above. Its stress pattern is ooO, where O is the stressed syllable.
Questions About Tidy up
How do you pronounce tidy up in British English?
In British English, tidy up is pronounced /ˌtaɪ.diˈʌp/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [ˌtaɪ.diˈʌp̚].
How do you pronounce tidy up in American English?
In American English, tidy up is pronounced /ˌtaɪ.diˈʌp/.
How many syllables are in tidy up?
Tidy up has three syllables, /taɪ/ + /di/ + /ʌp/.
Where is the stress in tidy up?
The main stress is on the third syllable, /ʌp/.
Do British and American English pronounce tidy up the same way?
Yes. Both are /ˌtaɪ.diˈʌp/.
Other Words With The Stress Pattern ooO
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