English pronunciation · Words Starting with S
School Pronunciation
School is pronounced SKOOL, IPA /ˈskul/.
SKOOL
US /ˈskul/ · UK /ˈskuːl/
Syllables: SKOOL (1 syllable)
noun: A place where children are taught, or a group of fish swimming together.
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School in a Sentence
- The school sits behind the old mill.
- A school of mackerel turned all at once.
- She left school at sixteen and never went back.
Common Mispronunciations of School
Not SHOOL
Those first three letters make a plain sk. The h is silent, a leftover from the Greek that English kept in writing only.
Not SKUUL
Lengthen the oo until it matches pool, because the short uu of book belongs to a different set of words.
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