Attentive Pronunciation 100% correct. (American & British English)

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How to pronounce Attentive

We shared IPA Pronunciation Guide, Sound Like Words, and correct pronunciation of Attentive. You should know that attentive is pronounced differently in American and British English.

IPA-key:

• US: [ əˈten.t̬ɪv ]
• UK: [ əˈten.tɪv ]

Sounds like:

• US: ( uh - TEN - div )
• UK: ( uh - TEN - tiv )

(1). First syllable, pronounce with unstressed. [ ə ]: in both American and British English, ( uh ).

• [ ə ]: ( schwa ) pronounce as “a” in sofa, above, alone, around, alaska.

(2). Second syllable, pronounce with stressed. [ ˈten ]: in both American and British English, ( TEN ).

• [ t ]: pronounce as “t” in toy, take, tell, two, try.
• [ e ]: pronounce as “e” in bed, red, pen, set, get.
• [ n ]: pronounce as “n” in night, nice, no, need, nest.

(3). Third syllable, pronounce with unstressed. [ t̬ɪv ]: in American English and [ tɪv ]: in British English, ( div / tiv ).

• [ t̬ ]: [ use: US ] pronounce as “tt” in fitting, pretty, cutting, sitting, tatty.
• [ t ]: [ use: UK ] pronounce as “t” in toy, take, tell, two, try.
• [ ɪ ]: pronounce as “i” in hit, sit, pit, bit, fit.
• [ v ]: pronounce as “v” in van, vet, vent, vine, village.