To pronounce "walk", say WALK — one syllable, IPA /wɔːk/. Tap play below to hear it in four English accents, or practice it syllable by syllable.
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/wɔːk/
IPA
"walk" is a single-syllable word — say it in one clean beat. It rhymes with gawk and stock, if that helps it stick.
Sounds exactly like: wok, walke, waack — easy to mix up when writing.
verb
“To walk briskly for an hour every day is to keep fit.”
“If you can’t present a better case, that robber is going to walk.”
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Practicing rhymes trains the same ending sounds.
"Walk" has one syllable.
The IPA transcription of "walk" is /wɔːk/.
Walk: To move on the feet by alternately setting each foot (or pair or group of feet, in the case of animals with four or more feet) forward, with at least one foot on the ground at all times. Compare run.
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