How to pronounce shed
shed
/ʃed/
1 syllable
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Shed, sound by sound
| /ʃ/as in she | Lips slightly rounded, tongue a little further back than for “s”. |
| /e/as in bed | A short “e” as in “bed”; the mouth is slightly open. |
| /d/as in day | Tongue tip on the ridge behind the teeth. Do not turn it into “t” at the end of a word. |
In a sentence
She shed tears while listening to the story.
More words with the /e/ sound
- quebec/kwəˈbek/
- versailles/verˈsaɪ/
- khmer/kmer/
- february/ˈfebjəweri/
- zephyr/ˈzefər/
- vignette/vɪnˈjet/
- schedule/ˈskedʒʊl/
- gemini/ˈdʒemənaɪ/
- nvidia/ˈenˈvɪdiːə/
- pedagogy/ˈpedəgəʊdʒi/
Questions and answers
How do you pronounce shed?
Shed is pronounced /ʃed/ in American English.
How many syllables are in shed?
Shed has 1 syllable.