How to pronounce “except”
Say “except” in 2 beats
except
/ɪkˈsɛpt/
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- exɪk
- ceptsɛptstress
- IPA (American)
- /ɪkˈsɛpt/
- IPA (British)
- /ɪkˈsɛpt/
- Respelling
- ik-SEPT
- Syllables
- 2 — ex-CEPT
- Stress
- Stress the second syllable: ex-CEPT. “cept” is longer, louder and a step higher; the other syllable falls away from it.
- Part of speech
- verb
- Difficulty
- Beginner — most learners get this on the first take
Where “except” goes wrong
- Often heard
“ak-SEPT”
except means apart from; accept means to take
What “except” means
- verb
take exception to
“he demurred at my suggestion to work on Saturday”
- verb
prevent from being included or considered or accepted
“The bad results were excluded from the report”
Say it in a sentence
“Everyone came except the two who were away that week.”“except”, answered
How do you pronounce “except”?
“except” is pronounced /ɪkˈsɛpt/ (ik-SEPT) — 2 syllables, stressed on “cept”. Build it as ex-CEPT, then run the second syllable a little longer than the rest and let the others reduce.
How many syllables does “except” have?
2: ex · cept. The beat lands on the second, “cept”.
What does “except” mean?
As a verb: take exception to For example: “he demurred at my suggestion to work on Saturday” It carries 1 other sense as well — all of them said the same way.
Where is the stress in “except”?
Stress the second syllable: ex-CEPT. “cept” is longer, louder and a step higher; the other syllable falls away from it.
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