English pronunciation · Words Starting with P
Poems Pronunciation
Poems is pronounced POH-uhmz, IPA /ˈpoʊəmz/.
POH-uhmz
US /ˈpoʊəmz/ · UK /ˈpəʊɪmz/
Syllables: POH · uhmz (2 syllables, stress on syllable 1)
noun (plural of poem): More than one poem, pieces of writing arranged in lines.
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Poems in a Sentence
- She has published two books of poems.
- His early poems are the better ones.
- They read poems aloud on the last evening.
Common Mispronunciations of Poems
Not POHMZ
Squashing this to one beat makes it rhyme with homes. Keep the oh and the uhmz apart.
Not poh-UHMZ
POH is loud, and the uhmz after it is as quiet as a plural ending gets.
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