How to pronounce “exam”
Say “exam” in 2 beats
exam
/ɪɡˈzæm/
The voice you hear here is American; the British form is /ɛɡzam/ (see the table below), and a British voice is available in the app's settings.
- exɪɡ
- amzæmstress
- IPA (American)
- /ɪɡˈzæm/
- IPA (British)
- /ɛɡzam/
- Respelling
- ig-ZAM
- Syllables
- 2 — ex-AM
- Stress
- Stress the second syllable: ex-AM. “am” is longer, louder and a step higher; the other syllable falls away from it.
- Part of speech
- noun
- Difficulty
- Pro — the sounds are ordinary, the rhythm is where it slips
American and British are not the same here
/ɪɡˈzæm/
/ɛɡzam/
No audio here: sayit’s voice is American, so a British button would play the American word. Read the transcription instead.
What “exam” means
- noun
a set of questions or exercises evaluating skill or knowledge
“when the test was stolen the professor had to make a new set of questions”
Say it in a sentence
“The exam covers everything from the first two terms.”“exam”, answered
How do you pronounce “exam”?
“exam” is pronounced /ɪɡˈzæm/ (ig-ZAM) in American English and /ɛɡzam/ in British English — 2 syllables, stressed on “am”. Build it as ex-AM, then run the second syllable a little longer than the rest and let the others reduce.
How many syllables does “exam” have?
2: ex · am. The beat lands on the second, “am”.
Is “exam” said differently in British English?
Yes. American English says /ɪɡˈzæm/ (ig-ZAM); British English says /ɛɡzam/. Both are correct — choose the accent you are learning and stay inside it.
What does “exam” mean?
As a noun: a set of questions or exercises evaluating skill or knowledge For example: “when the test was stolen the professor had to make a new set of questions”
Where is the stress in “exam”?
Stress the second syllable: ex-AM. “am” is longer, louder and a step higher; the other syllable falls away from it.
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