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Press record, say "brewed" once or twice at normal speed, then stop. You will see which syllables matched and what to change.
Brewed syllables
Brewed has 1 syllable: BROOD.
- BROODbrud
BROOD, one syllable, exactly like "brood". The -ed is a d sound with no extra syllable — it is not "brew-ed".
The -ed ending is pronounced as a d, not as a separate syllable, because the sound before it is voiced.
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.
Brewed in a sentence
- The tea had brewed for too long and tasted bitter.
- Trouble had been brewing all week, and on Friday it brewed over.
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 devoicedKeep the vocal folds vibrating through voiced endings such as /b/, /d/, /g/ and /z/.
Questions
How do you pronounce brewed?
Brewed is pronounced /ˈbrud/, or BROOD in plain letters. It has one syllable.
How many syllables are in brewed?
One. Brewed is a single syllable: BROOD.
How do you use brewed in a sentence?
The tea had brewed for too long and tasted bitter. Trouble had been brewing all week, and on Friday it brewed over.
How is the ending of brewed pronounced?
The -ed ending is pronounced as a d, not as a separate syllable, because the sound before it is voiced.
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