English pronunciation · Words Starting with L

Live Pronunciation

Live is pronounced LYV, IPA /ˈlaɪv/.

LYV

US /ˈlaɪv/

Syllables: LYV (1 syllable)

adjective and adverb: Happening now rather than recorded, or carrying electric current.

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Live in a Sentence

  • The match is live on channel four.
  • Do not touch that cable, it is live.
  • They played the whole album live in one take.

Common Mispronunciations of Live

Not LIV (for the broadcast sense)

A live show uses the long eye of five. The short i belongs to the verb, as in I live here, which is a different word with a different vowel.

Not LYF

The ending is a voiced v, so the throat keeps buzzing. Cutting it off as f gives you life.

Tip: Two different words share this spelling: the verb rhymes with give, the adjective with dive. A live album has the dive vowel.

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