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How to pronounce son

/sʌn/ British English

SUN

1 beat (syllable).

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SON

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SUN

My tip

It sounds exactly like sun!

In a sentence

My son loves dinosaurs.

Now you say it

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

Questions

How do you pronounce son?

In British English, son is pronounced /sʌn/. Say it like this: SUN. It sounds exactly like sun!

How many syllables are in son?

When you say it, son has 1 syllable: SUN.

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