How to pronounce dive
dive
/daɪv/
1 syllable
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Dive, sound by sound
| /d/as in day | Tongue tip on the ridge behind the teeth. Do not turn it into “t” at the end of a word. |
| /aɪ/as in time | Glide from “ah” to a short “i”. One syllable. |
| /v/as in very | Upper teeth on the lower lip, with voice. Do not round the lips. |
In a sentence
As we dive deeper, the water becomes colder.
More words with the /v/ sound
- xavier/ˈzeɪvjər/
- versailles/verˈsaɪ/
- vase/veɪs/
- vignette/vɪnˈjet/
- yvonne/ɪˈvɑːn/
- vague/veɪg/
- stephen/ˈstiːvən/
- vaughan/vɔːn/
- yves/iːv/
- nvidia/ˈenˈvɪdiːə/
Questions and answers
How do you pronounce dive?
Dive is pronounced /daɪv/ in American English.
How many syllables are in dive?
Dive has 1 syllable.