Native Phrase Lab
WillowbrookWord 57 of 100 · One spelling, two words
How to pronounce read
One spelling · two words · two sounds
read · now
REED
/riːd/
I read every day.
read · past
RED
/red/
I read it yesterday.
My tip
Past read sounds exactly like the colour red.
Now you say it
- Listen to both, two or three times.
- Say them slowly, one after the other: REED, then RED.
- Say both sentences at normal speed.
Questions
How do you pronounce read?
It depends on the meaning. Read (now) is /riːd/, said REED: "I read every day." Read (past) is /red/, said RED: "I read it yesterday." Past read sounds exactly like the colour red.