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Word 238 of 545 · Crazy spellings

How to pronounce wolf

/wʊlf/ British English

WULF

1 beat (syllable).

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WOLF

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WULF

My tip

The o sounds like the oo in good: WULF.

In a sentence

The wolf lives in the forest.

Now you say it

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

Questions

How do you pronounce wolf?

In British English, wolf is pronounced /wʊlf/. Say it like this: WULF. The o sounds like the oo in good: WULF.

How many syllables are in wolf?

When you say it, wolf has 1 syllable: WULF.

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