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Pleased syllables
Pleased has 1 syllable: PLEEZD.
- PLEEZDplizd
Two syllables: PLEEZD. The -ed is a single d sound.
The -ed ending is pronounced as a d, not as a separate syllable, because the sound before it is voiced.
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.
Pleased in a sentence
- We are pleased to confirm your booking.
- He looked pleased with the result.
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 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 pleased?
Pleased is pronounced /ˈplizd/, or PLEEZD in plain letters. It has one syllable.
How many syllables are in pleased?
One. Pleased is a single syllable: PLEEZD.
How do you use pleased in a sentence?
We are pleased to confirm your booking. He looked pleased with the result.
How is the ending of pleased 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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