How To Pronounce Warm up
warm up
stress changesWarm up has more than one pronunciation, depending on how it is used.
Verb. It is /ˌwɔːmˈʌp/ in British English and /ˌwɔːrmˈʌp/ in American English with the main stress on the second syllable.
Noun (warm-up). It is /ˈwɔːm.ʌp/ in British English and /ˈwɔːrm.ʌp/ in American English with the main stress on the first syllable.
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 (Verb)
Warm 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.
Syllables And Stress (Noun (warm-up))
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.
Questions About Warm up
How do you pronounce warm up in British English?
Verb, /ˌwɔːmˈʌp/. Noun (warm-up), /ˈwɔːm.ʌp/.
How do you pronounce warm up in American English?
Verb, /ˌwɔːrmˈʌp/. Noun (warm-up), /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 second syllable, /ʌp/.
More Words Where The Stress Changes
Other Words With The Stress Pattern oO
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