How to pronounce Continue
Continue has 3 syllables. The stress is on the second syllable, "tihn". Capital letters in the respelling show where the stress falls.
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Continue syllables
Continue has 3 syllables: kuhn-TIHN-yoo.
- kuhnkən
- TIHNtɪn
- yooju
Three syllables: kun-TIN-yoo. Stress the middle.
Sounds to watch
Weak syllables
The unstressed syllables use a short, relaxed uh (schwa). Rushing through them lightly is correct; giving them a full vowel sounds unnatural.
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.
Continue in a sentence
- Please continue; I did not mean to interrupt.
- The road continues for another ten miles.
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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.
- Stress placed on the wrong syllableMake the correct syllable longer, clearer and more prominent.
- Schwa not reducedRelax unstressed vowels toward a short neutral sound.
- /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 continue?
Continue is pronounced /kən.ˈtɪn.ju/, or kuhn-TIHN-yoo in plain letters. It has 3 syllables and the stress falls on the second syllable, "tihn".
How many syllables are in continue?
3: kuhn-TIHN-yoo. The capital letters mark the stressed syllable.
How do you use continue in a sentence?
Please continue; I did not mean to interrupt. The road continues for another ten miles.
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