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Arched syllables
Arched has 1 syllable: AHRCHT.
- AHRCHTɑrtʃt
ARCHT, one syllable. The -ed is a crisp t, and the word rhymes with "marched" — it is not "arch-ed".
The -ed ending is pronounced as a t, not as a separate syllable, because the sound before it is voiceless.
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 ch and j sounds
Ch and j start with a full stop of the air (t or d) and release into sh or zh. Without the stop they collapse into sh and zh, and "cheap" becomes "sheep".
Consonant clusters
Three consonants run together with no vowel between them. Say them as one movement rather than inserting an "uh"; slowing down is fine, adding a vowel is not.
Arched in a sentence
- The cat arched its back and hissed at the dog.
- An arched doorway leads into the courtyard.
Read either sentence into the recorder above. The check judges only the target word, so the rest of the sentence can be rough.
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.
- Final -ed ending unclearUse the correct /t/, /d/ or /ɪd/ ending.
- /r/ distorted or unclearUse the selected accent’s tongue shape without pressing the tongue against the palate.
- 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.
Questions
How do you pronounce arched?
Arched is pronounced /ˈɑrtʃt/, or AHRCHT in plain letters. It has one syllable.
How many syllables are in arched?
One. Arched is a single syllable: AHRCHT.
How do you use arched in a sentence?
The cat arched its back and hissed at the dog. An arched doorway leads into the courtyard.
How is the ending of arched pronounced?
The -ed ending is pronounced as a t, not as a separate syllable, because the sound before it is voiceless.
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