How to pronounce put
put
/pʊt/
1 syllable
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Put, sound by sound
| /p/as in pen | With a light puff of air at the start of a word. |
| /ʊ/as in book | A short, relaxed “oo”; hardly round the lips. |
| /t/as in ten | Tongue tip on the ridge behind the upper teeth, not on the teeth. With a light puff of air. |
In a sentence
Circumstances forced us to put off the meeting.
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 put?
Put is pronounced /pʊt/ in American English.
How many syllables are in put?
Put has 1 syllable.