English pronunciation · Words Starting with E
Everything Pronunciation
Everything is pronounced EV-ree-thing, IPA /ˈɛvriˌθɪŋ/.
EV-ree-thing
US /ˈɛvriˌθɪŋ/ · UK /ˈɛvrɪˌθɪŋ/
Syllables: EV · ree · thing (3 syllables, stress on syllable 1)
pronoun: All the things there are, or all of a particular group of things.
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Everything in a Sentence
- Everything in the shed got wet.
- She told me everything on the way home.
- Everything depends on the weather now.
Common Mispronunciations of Everything
Not ev-ree-THING
The opening EV carries the whole word, and the two beats after it stay low.
Not EV-ree-ting
Hold the tongue against the top teeth for the th of think. A t there is the commonest substitution in the word.
Tip: Three beats in ordinary speech, because the middle e of every goes unsaid: EV-ree-thing.
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