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How to pronounce suit

/suːt/ British English

SOOT

1 beat (syllable).

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✗ Many people say

SWEET

✓ Say

SOOT

My tip

It rhymes with boot. But suite (a hotel room) is SWEET!

In a sentence

That sun hat suits you.

Now you say it

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

Questions

How do you pronounce suit?

In British English, suit is pronounced /suːt/. Say it like this: SOOT. It rhymes with boot. But suite (a hotel room) is SWEET!

How many syllables are in suit?

When you say it, suit has 1 syllable: SOOT.

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