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Slough syllables
Slough has 1 syllable: SLUHF.
- SLUHFslʌf
The verb, meaning to shed, is SLUFF. The noun for a swamp is SLOO in American English and SLOW (rhyming with "cow") in British English. Same spelling, three different sounds, so check which one you mean.
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.
Slough in a sentence
- Snakes slough their skin in one piece as they grow.
- The path turned into a slough after a week of rain.
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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.
- Vowel influenced too strongly by spellingLearn the sound using IPA and audio rather than pronouncing every written vowel.
- Final consonant omittedHold the final mouth position briefly without adding another vowel.
Questions
How do you pronounce slough?
Slough is pronounced /ˈslʌf/, or SLUHF in plain letters. It has one syllable.
How many syllables are in slough?
One. Slough is a single syllable: SLUHF.
How do you use slough in a sentence?
Snakes slough their skin in one piece as they grow. The path turned into a slough after a week of rain.
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