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How to pronounce sew
/səʊ/ British English
SOH
1 beat (syllable).
a Coloured letters don’t sound the way they look.
✗ Many people say
SOO
✓ Say
SOH
My tip
It sounds exactly like so. It doesn’t rhyme with new!
In a sentence
Could you sew this button back on for me?
Now you say it
- Listen to me two or three times.
- Say it slowly, one beat at a time: SOH.
- Say the sentence at normal speed.
Questions
How do you pronounce sew?
In British English, sew is pronounced /səʊ/. Say it like this: SOH. It sounds exactly like so. It doesn’t rhyme with new!
How many syllables are in sew?
When you say it, sew has 1 syllable: SOH.
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