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How to pronounce eye

/aɪ/ British English

EYE

1 beat (syllable).

✗ Many people say

EEyə

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EYE

My tip

It sounds exactly like I!

In a sentence

I have something in my eye.

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  1. Listen to me two or three times.
  2. Say it slowly, one beat at a time: EYE.
  3. Say the sentence at normal speed.

Questions

How do you pronounce eye?

In British English, eye is pronounced /aɪ/. Say it like this: EYE. It sounds exactly like I!

How many syllables are in eye?

When you say it, eye has 1 syllable: EYE.

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