Grocer pronunciation
Grocer has 2 syllables. The stress is on the first syllable, "groh". Capital letters in the respelling show where the stress falls.
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Grocer syllables
Grocer has 2 syllables: GROH-sur.
- GROHɡroʊ
- sursɚ
GROH-sur, two syllables, stress on the first. The c is soft, and the word does not rhyme with "closer".
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 er vowel
American er (as in her) is a single vowel with the tongue bunched back. Keep the r quality through the whole vowel.
Gliding vowels
The ay and oh vowels glide: start on one sound and slide into a short ee or oo. Cutting them short makes them sound like eh and aw.
Grocer in a sentence
- The grocer on the corner still delivers by bicycle.
- My grandfather was a grocer in a small mining town.
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What Speakeroo listens for
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- /r/ distorted or unclearUse the selected accent’s tongue shape without pressing the tongue against the palate.
- Diphthong flattened into one vowelMove smoothly between both vowel positions.
- Every syllable stressed equallyEmphasise one main syllable and reduce the others.
Questions
How do you pronounce grocer?
Grocer is pronounced /ˈɡroʊ.sɚ/, or GROH-sur in plain letters. It has 2 syllables and the stress falls on the first syllable, "groh".
How many syllables are in grocer?
2: GROH-sur. The capital letters mark the stressed syllable.
How do you use grocer in a sentence?
The grocer on the corner still delivers by bicycle. My grandfather was a grocer in a small mining town.
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