Archives pronunciation
Archives has 2 syllables. The stress is on the first syllable, "ahr". Capital letters in the respelling show where the stress falls.
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Archives syllables
Archives has 2 syllables: AHR-keyevz.
- AHRɑr
- keyevzkaɪvz
AR-kives, the plural of "archive" with a z sound at the end. Same hard k, same two syllables.
The final -s is pronounced as a z because the sound before it is voiced.
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The r sound
Pull the tongue back and up without touching the roof of the mouth. American r is never rolled or tapped.
The v sound
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Archives in a sentence
- The national archives hold the original signed copy.
- She spent the summer in the archives reading letters from the war.
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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.
- Final -s ending unclearUse the correct /s/, /z/ or /ɪz/ ending and keep it audible.
- /r/ distorted or unclearUse the selected accent’s tongue shape without pressing the tongue against the palate.
- /v/ and /w/ confusedUse teeth-on-lip contact for /v/ and rounded lips without contact for /w/.
- Final consonant devoicedKeep the vocal folds vibrating through voiced endings such as /b/, /d/, /g/ and /z/.
- Consonant cluster reducedBuild the cluster one sound at a time without deleting a member.
Questions
How do you pronounce archives?
Archives is pronounced /ˈɑr.ˌkaɪvz/, or AHR-keyevz in plain letters. It has 2 syllables and the stress falls on the first syllable, "ahr".
How many syllables are in archives?
2: AHR-keyevz. The capital letters mark the stressed syllable.
How do you use archives in a sentence?
The national archives hold the original signed copy. She spent the summer in the archives reading letters from the war.
How is the ending of archives pronounced?
The final -s is pronounced as a z because the sound before it is voiced.
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