Chocolates pronunciation
Chocolates has 2 syllables. The stress is on the first syllable, "chaw". Capital letters in the respelling show where the stress falls.
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Chocolates syllables
Chocolates has 2 syllables: CHAW-kluhts.
- CHAWtʃɔ
- kluhtskləts
CHAWK-luts, two syllables — the middle "o" disappears completely. The plural just adds a crisp s to "chocolate"; it does not become three syllables.
The final -s is pronounced as an s because the sound before it is voiceless.
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.
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".
Chocolates in a sentence
- The box of chocolates was empty by the end of the film.
- He always brings chocolates when he visits his grandmother.
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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.
- 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.
- Schwa not reducedRelax unstressed vowels toward a short neutral sound.
Questions
How do you pronounce chocolates?
Chocolates is pronounced /ˈtʃɔ.kləts/, or CHAW-kluhts in plain letters. It has 2 syllables and the stress falls on the first syllable, "chaw".
How many syllables are in chocolates?
2: CHAW-kluhts. The capital letters mark the stressed syllable.
How do you use chocolates in a sentence?
The box of chocolates was empty by the end of the film. He always brings chocolates when he visits his grandmother.
How is the ending of chocolates pronounced?
The final -s is pronounced as an s because the sound before it is voiceless.
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