How to pronounce Quitter
Quitter has 2 syllables. The stress is on the first syllable, "kwih". Capital letters in the respelling show where the stress falls.
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Quitter syllables
Quitter has 2 syllables: KWIH-tur.
- KWIHkwɪ
- turtɚ
Sounds to watch
The w sound
Round your lips as if for oo and glide into the next vowel. No teeth contact, or it turns into a v.
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.
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.
Quitter in a sentence
- Nobody wants to be called a quitter, so he finished the course.
- She was no quitter; she reapplied the next year and got in.
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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.
- /v/ and /w/ confusedUse teeth-on-lip contact for /v/ and rounded lips without contact for /w/.
- /ɪ/ and /iː/ confusedMake /iː/ higher, tenser and usually longer than /ɪ/.
- Every syllable stressed equallyEmphasise one main syllable and reduce the others.
Questions
How do you pronounce quitter?
Quitter is pronounced /ˈkwɪ.tɚ/, or KWIH-tur in plain letters. It has 2 syllables and the stress falls on the first syllable, "kwih".
How many syllables are in quitter?
2: KWIH-tur. The capital letters mark the stressed syllable.
How do you use quitter in a sentence?
Nobody wants to be called a quitter, so he finished the course. She was no quitter; she reapplied the next year and got in.
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