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WillowbrookWord 342 of 545 · Food and drink
How to pronounce fruit
/fruːt/ British English
FROOT
1 beat (syllable).
a Crossed-out letters are silent.
✗ Many people say
FROO·it
✓ Say
FROOT
My tip
The i is silent. Just 1 beat: FROOT.
In a sentence
The fruit salad is very fresh.
Now you say it
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- Say it slowly, one beat at a time: FROOT.
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Questions
How do you pronounce fruit?
In British English, fruit is pronounced /fruːt/. Say it like this: FROOT. The i is silent. Just 1 beat: FROOT.
How many syllables are in fruit?
When you say it, fruit has 1 syllable: FROOT.
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