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Rowed syllables
Rowed has 1 syllable: ROHD.
- ROHDroʊd
One syllable: ROHD, exactly like "road".
The -ed ending is pronounced as a d, not as a separate syllable, because the sound before it is voiced.
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.
Rowed in a sentence
- They rowed across the lake before breakfast.
- He rowed for his university for three years.
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.
- /r/ distorted or unclearUse the selected accent’s tongue shape without pressing the tongue against the palate.
- Final consonant devoicedKeep the vocal folds vibrating through voiced endings such as /b/, /d/, /g/ and /z/.
- Diphthong flattened into one vowelMove smoothly between both vowel positions.
Questions
How do you pronounce rowed?
Rowed is pronounced /ˈroʊd/, or ROHD in plain letters. It has one syllable.
How many syllables are in rowed?
One. Rowed is a single syllable: ROHD.
How do you use rowed in a sentence?
They rowed across the lake before breakfast. He rowed for his university for three years.
How is the ending of rowed 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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