How To Pronounce Warm-up

warm-up

UK
Phonemic
/ˈwɔːm.ʌp/
Phonetic
[ˈwɔ̃ːʴm.ʌp̚]
US
Phonemic
/ˈwɔːrm.ʌp/

In British English, warm-up is pronounced /ˈwɔːm.ʌp/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [ˈwɔ̃ːʴm.ʌp̚]. In American English, it is pronounced /ˈwɔːrm.ʌp/.

Warm-up has two syllables, and the main stress falls on the first syllable. The British and American pronunciations are different, so listen to both.

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

wɔːmʌp

Warm-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.

warm-up + -s
-s (plural, possessive or singular verb) is /s/ after a voiceless consonant.
UK
/ˈwɔːm.ʌps/
US
/ˈwɔːrm.ʌps/

Questions About Warm-up

How do you pronounce warm-up in British English?

In British English, warm-up is pronounced /ˈwɔːm.ʌp/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [ˈwɔ̃ːʴm.ʌp̚].

How do you pronounce warm-up in American English?

In American English, warm-up is pronounced /ˈwɔːrm.ʌp/.

How many syllables are in warm-up?

Warm-up has two syllables, /wɔːm/ + /ʌp/.

Where is the stress in warm-up?

The main stress is on the first syllable, /wɔːm/.

Do British and American English pronounce warm-up the same way?

No. British English has /ˈwɔːm.ʌp/ and American English has /ˈwɔːrm.ʌp/.

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