English pronunciation · Words Starting with A
Awake Pronunciation
Awake is pronounced uh-WAYK, IPA /əˈweɪk/.
uh-WAYK
US /əˈweɪk/ · UK /əˈweɪk/
Syllables: uh · WAYK (2 syllables, stress on syllable 2)
adjective; also verb: Not asleep.
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Awake in a Sentence
- I was awake for most of the night.
- Is he awake yet?
- She stayed awake until the call came.
Common Mispronunciations of Awake
Not A-wayk
Reduce the opening to a weak uh and give the force to WAYK.
Not uh-WAK
Lengthen that a to the ay of make, which the silent e supplies.
Tip: Awake, awoke, and awoken differ only in the middle vowel.
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