English pronunciation · Words Starting with A
Ask Pronunciation
Ask is pronounced ASK, IPA /ˈæsk/.
ASK
US /ˈæsk/ · UK /ˈɑːsk/
Syllables: ASK (1 syllable)
verb: To put a question to somebody, or to request something.
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Ask in a Sentence
- Ask at the desk if the room is free.
- I did not ask for any of this.
- She will ask her brother to drive us.
Common Mispronunciations of Ask
Not A-suhk
Finish the word with sk said as one movement, because an extra vowel in there turns a single beat into two.
Not ESK
Keep that vowel as the a of cat and hand, since shifted towards an e it gives the suffix esque instead.
Tip: Americans say ASK with the a of cat and the British say AHSK with the long ah of father. Both are standard.
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