Biopic pronunciation
Biopic has 3 syllables. The stress is on the first syllable, "beye". Capital letters in the respelling show where the stress falls.
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Biopic syllables
Biopic has 3 syllables: BEYE-oh-pihk.
- BEYEbaɪ
- ohoʊ
- pihkpɪk
BY-oh-pik: "bio" as in "biography", then "pic". The common slip is "bye-OP-ik", which puts the stress on the wrong syllable and hides that it is short for biographical picture.
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Short i versus ee
The short i (as in sit) is shorter and more relaxed than ee. Many learners stretch it into ee, which changes the word.
Gliding vowels
The ay and oh vowels glide: start on one sound and slide into a short ee or oo. Cutting them short makes them sound like eh and aw.
Biopic in a sentence
- The biopic covers only the singer’s first ten years on stage.
- A good biopic tells you something the obituaries left out.
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- Stress placed on the wrong syllableMake the correct syllable longer, clearer and more prominent.
- Final consonant omittedHold the final mouth position briefly without adding another vowel.
- Diphthong flattened into one vowelMove smoothly between both vowel positions.
- /ɪ/ and /iː/ confusedMake /iː/ higher, tenser and usually longer than /ɪ/.
- Every syllable stressed equallyEmphasise one main syllable and reduce the others.
Questions
How do you pronounce biopic?
Biopic is pronounced /ˈbaɪ.oʊ.ˌpɪk/, or BEYE-oh-pihk in plain letters. It has 3 syllables and the stress falls on the first syllable, "beye".
How many syllables are in biopic?
3: BEYE-oh-pihk. The capital letters mark the stressed syllable.
How do you use biopic in a sentence?
The biopic covers only the singer’s first ten years on stage. A good biopic tells you something the obituaries left out.
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