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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