English pronunciation · Words Starting with B
Beach Pronunciation
Beach is pronounced BEECH, IPA /ˈbitʃ/.
BEECH
US /ˈbitʃ/ · UK /ˈbiːtʃ/
Syllables: BEECH (1 syllable)
noun and verb: The strip of sand or pebbles along the edge of the sea.
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Beach in a Sentence
- The beach is empty before eight in the morning.
- We walked the whole beach looking for glass.
- A whale beached itself near the harbour wall.
Common Mispronunciations of Beach
Not BICH
Hold the ee long, as in each and reach, because the clipped vowel produces an entirely different and much coarser word.
Not BEESH
The ch is the one in church, made with the tongue touching and releasing, never the sh of machine.
Tip: Beach and beech, the tree, are said identically and only the spelling separates them.
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