How to pronounce Alarm
Alarm has 2 syllables. The stress is on the second syllable, "lahrm". Capital letters in the respelling show where the stress falls.
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Alarm syllables
Alarm has 2 syllables: uh-LAHRM.
- uhə
- LAHRMlɑrm
Two syllables: uh-LARM. Stress the second.
Sounds to watch
The r sound
Pull the tongue back and up without touching the roof of the mouth. American r is never rolled or tapped.
The l sound
Touch the tongue tip to the ridge behind your top teeth. At the end of a syllable the l is darker and the back of the tongue rises.
Weak syllables
The unstressed syllables use a short, relaxed uh (schwa). Rushing through them lightly is correct; giving them a full vowel sounds unnatural.
Alarm in a sentence
- The alarm went off at six and nobody moved.
- There is no cause for alarm; the leak is contained.
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What Speakeroo listens for
These are the pronunciation patterns from Speakeroo’s speech feature catalog that this target tends to expose. The check above reports the ones it hears.
- /r/ and /l/ confusedTouch the ridge behind the teeth for /l/ but avoid tongue contact for /r/.
- Final consonant omittedHold the final mouth position briefly without adding another vowel.
- Consonant cluster reducedBuild the cluster one sound at a time without deleting a member.
- Extra vowel after a consonantFinish directly on the consonant instead of adding a vowel.
- Schwa not reducedRelax unstressed vowels toward a short neutral sound.
Questions
How do you pronounce alarm?
Alarm is pronounced /ə.ˈlɑrm/, or uh-LAHRM in plain letters. It has 2 syllables and the stress falls on the second syllable, "lahrm".
How many syllables are in alarm?
2: uh-LAHRM. The capital letters mark the stressed syllable.
How do you use alarm in a sentence?
The alarm went off at six and nobody moved. There is no cause for alarm; the leak is contained.
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