English pronunciation · Words Starting with F
Fir Tree Pronunciation
Fir Tree is pronounced FUR-TREE, IPA /ˈfɝ ˈtri/.
FUR-TREE
US /ˈfɝ ˈtri/ · UK /ˈfɜː ˈtriː/
Syllables: FUR · TREE (2 syllables, stress on syllable 1)
noun (compound): An evergreen conifer with flat needles and upright cones.
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Fir Tree in a Sentence
- A row of fir trees screens the house from the road.
- They cut a fir tree for the hall every December.
- The fir tree had grown taller than the chimney.
Common Mispronunciations of Fir Tree
Not FEER-tree
The vowel in fir is the ur of her, not the eer of fear. Fir, fur, and were all share it.
Not fur-TREE
Put the punch on FUR, the first half of the compound. English compounds almost always lead with the weight.
Tip: Fir and fur are said the same way. One is the tree, the other is what grows on an animal.
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