How to pronounce Controlled
Controlled has 2 syllables. The stress is on the second syllable, "rohld". Capital letters in the respelling show where the stress falls.
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Controlled syllables
Controlled has 2 syllables: kuhnt-ROHLD.
- kuhntkənt
- ROHLDroʊld
The -ed is a single d sound: kun-TROHLD.
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.
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.
Consonant clusters
Three consonants run together with no vowel between them. Say them as one movement rather than inserting an "uh"; slowing down is fine, adding a vowel is not.
Controlled in a sentence
- The lab keeps the temperature carefully controlled.
- The experiment was controlled for age and income.
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/ and /l/ confusedTouch the ridge behind the teeth for /l/ but avoid tongue contact for /r/.
- 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 controlled?
Controlled is pronounced /kənt.ˈroʊld/, or kuhnt-ROHLD in plain letters. It has 2 syllables and the stress falls on the second syllable, "rohld".
How many syllables are in controlled?
2: kuhnt-ROHLD. The capital letters mark the stressed syllable.
How do you use controlled in a sentence?
The lab keeps the temperature carefully controlled. The experiment was controlled for age and income.
How is the ending of controlled 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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