English pronunciation · Words Starting with S
Show Pronunciation
Show is pronounced SHOH, IPA /ˈʃoʊ/.
SHOH
US /ˈʃoʊ/ · UK /ˈʃəʊ/
Syllables: SHOH (1 syllable)
verb and noun: To let someone see something, or a performance or programme.
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Show in a Sentence
- Show me the second page again.
- The show starts at half seven.
- He showed us round the whole building.
Common Mispronunciations of Show
Not SHOW rhyming with cow
The ow spelling splits two ways in English, and this word takes the long o of no and go. How, now, and brown take the other.
Not SOH
The sh needs the tongue further back than for s. Missing it leaves sew or so.
Tip: Rhymes with snow and throw. The past participle is shown, not showed, in careful writing.
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