How to pronounce Pronoun
Pronoun has 2 syllables. The stress is on the first syllable, "proh". Capital letters in the respelling show where the stress falls.
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Pronoun syllables
Pronoun has 2 syllables: PROH-nown.
- PROHproʊ
- nownnaʊn
The stress is on the first syllable: PRO-noun, not pro-NOUN.
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.
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.
Pronoun in a sentence
- Replace the pronoun with the person’s name if the sentence is unclear.
- The pronoun "they" can refer to one person or to a group.
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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.
- /r/ distorted or unclearUse the selected accent’s tongue shape without pressing the tongue against the palate.
- Final consonant omittedHold the final mouth position briefly without adding another vowel.
- 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 pronoun?
Pronoun is pronounced /ˈproʊ.naʊn/, or PROH-nown in plain letters. It has 2 syllables and the stress falls on the first syllable, "proh".
How many syllables are in pronoun?
2: PROH-nown. The capital letters mark the stressed syllable.
How do you use pronoun in a sentence?
Replace the pronoun with the person’s name if the sentence is unclear. The pronoun "they" can refer to one person or to a group.
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