English pronunciation · Words Starting with S
Site Pronunciation
Site is pronounced SYT, IPA /ˈsaɪt/.
SYT
US /ˈsaɪt/ · UK /ˈsaɪt/
Syllables: SYT (1 syllable)
noun and verb: A piece of ground set aside for building, digging, or some other particular use.
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Site in a Sentence
- Work on the site starts in April.
- They sited the turbines on the ridge.
- A burial site was found under the car park.
Common Mispronunciations of Site
Not SIT
A silent e at the close stretches the i into the y of my, which is all that separates site from sit.
Not SYD
Finish on a crisp t. Voiced into a d the word turns into side.
Tip: Site, sight and cite share one sound between the three of them, and only the sentence around the word sorts them out.
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