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Celt syllables
Celt has 1 syllable: KEHLT.
- KEHLTkɛlt
KELT, with a hard k. The soft "selt" form is only used for the Boston basketball team. For the ancient peoples and their languages, it is always k.
Sounds to watch
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.
Celt in a sentence
- The Celt buried in the mound had a sword and a mirror beside him.
- A Celt from Gaul would have understood some of the language spoken in Britain.
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 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 celt?
Celt is pronounced /ˈkɛlt/, or KEHLT in plain letters. It has one syllable.
How many syllables are in celt?
One. Celt is a single syllable: KEHLT.
How do you use celt in a sentence?
The Celt buried in the mound had a sword and a mirror beside him. A Celt from Gaul would have understood some of the language spoken in Britain.
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