Cherubs pronunciation
Cherubs has 2 syllables. The stress is on the first syllable, "cheh". Capital letters in the respelling show where the stress falls.
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Cherubs syllables
Cherubs has 2 syllables: CHEH-ruhbz.
- CHEHtʃɛ
- ruhbzrəbz
Two syllables: CHER-ubz. The ch is like "church".
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.
Weak syllables
The unstressed syllables use a short, relaxed uh (schwa). Rushing through them lightly is correct; giving them a full vowel sounds unnatural.
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".
Cherubs in a sentence
- The ceiling was painted with cherubs and clouds.
- The twins looked like cherubs and behaved like anything but.
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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.
- 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.
- Extra vowel after a consonantFinish directly on the consonant instead of adding a vowel.
Questions
How do you pronounce cherubs?
Cherubs is pronounced /ˈtʃɛ.rəbz/, or CHEH-ruhbz in plain letters. It has 2 syllables and the stress falls on the first syllable, "cheh".
How many syllables are in cherubs?
2: CHEH-ruhbz. The capital letters mark the stressed syllable.
How do you use cherubs in a sentence?
The ceiling was painted with cherubs and clouds. The twins looked like cherubs and behaved like anything but.
How is the ending of cherubs pronounced?
The final -s is pronounced as a z because the sound before it is voiced.
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