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Its Pronunciation
Its is pronounced ITS, IPA /ˈɪts/.
ITS
US /ˈɪts/ · UK /ˈɪts/
Syllables: ITS (1 syllable)
determiner (possessive): Belonging to or connected with a thing, an animal or a baby already mentioned.
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Two Ways to Say Its
The pronunciation changes with the meaning or the part of speech. The form above is the most common; the others are:
- weak form, in ordinary unstressed speech: /ɪts/
Its in a Sentence
- The town has lost its only bank.
- Put the lid back on its jar.
- Each country sets its own rules.
Common Mispronunciations of Its
Not ITZ
The ending hisses. A buzzed z there belongs to plurals like beds and dogs, not to this word.
Not IT-tis
One beat holds the whole word, with the t and the s touching and no vowel between them.
Tip: Its and it is sound different in careful speech, because the second can be stretched to two beats and the first cannot.
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