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Missed syllables
Missed has 1 syllable: MIHST.
- MIHSTmɪst
MIST, one syllable, exactly like "mist". The -ed is a t because it follows an s, and there is no second syllable.
The -ed ending is pronounced as a t, not as a separate syllable, because the sound before it is voiceless.
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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.
Missed in a sentence
- She missed the last train by two minutes.
- He missed the point of the joke entirely.
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.
- 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.
- /ɪ/ and /iː/ confusedMake /iː/ higher, tenser and usually longer than /ɪ/.
Questions
How do you pronounce missed?
Missed is pronounced /ˈmɪst/, or MIHST in plain letters. It has one syllable.
How many syllables are in missed?
One. Missed is a single syllable: MIHST.
How do you use missed in a sentence?
She missed the last train by two minutes. He missed the point of the joke entirely.
How is the ending of missed pronounced?
The -ed ending is pronounced as a t, not as a separate syllable, because the sound before it is voiceless.
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