How to pronounce full stop
full stop
/fʊl stɑːp/
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Full stop, sound by sound
| /f/as in five | Upper teeth on the lower lip, no voice. |
| /ʊ/as in book | A short, relaxed “oo”; hardly round the lips. |
| /l/as in look | Tongue tip on the ridge behind the teeth; air flows around the sides. |
| /s/as in see | Tongue tip near the ridge behind the teeth, a narrow stream of air. |
| /t/as in ten | Tongue tip on the ridge behind the upper teeth, not on the teeth. With a light puff of air. |
| /ɑː/as in father | A deep, long “ah”; the tongue lies low and back. |
| /p/as in pen | With a light puff of air at the start of a word. |
In a sentence
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More words with the /ʊ/ sound
- curacao/ˈkjʊrəsaʊ/
- dachshund/ˈdɑːkshʊnd/
- worcestershire/ˈwʊstərʃər/
- charcuterie/ˈʃɑːrkʊtriː/
- schedule/ˈskedʒʊl/
- bourgeois/bʊrʒˈwɑː/
- zurich/ˈzʊrɪk/
- bureau/ˈbjʊrəʊ/
- missouri/məˈzʊri/
- rural/ˈrʊrəl/
Questions and answers
How do you pronounce full stop?
Full stop is pronounced /fʊl stɑːp/ in American English.