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Try LingUp Now!Step 1 for AmE: Start with the 'kl' sound, keeping the tongue relaxed.
Step 2 for AmE: Open the mouth slightly to say 'ɜr', similar to 'her'.
Step 3 for AmE: End with the 'k' sound, touching the back of the tongue to the roof of your mouth.
cler-ick
kler-ik
kuh-lurk
Step 1 for BrE: Start with the 'kl' sound, similar to 'close'.
Step 2 for BrE: Pronounce 'ɑː' like the 'a' in 'father'.
Step 3 for BrE: End with the 'k' sound, with the tongue at the back of the mouth.
cler-ick
kler-ik
kuh-lark
In AmE, it's like the 'er' in 'her'; in BrE, it's like 'a' in 'father'.
No, 'clerk' has only one syllable.
The entire word is emphasized due to it being one syllable.
A person who works in an office or store, doing simple tasks.
/ˈklɛrɪkəl/
related to office work
/ˈklɜrkʃɪp/
position or term as a clerk
/klɜrkt/
worked as a clerk
Clerical has more syllables.
Clerkship has a different ending sound.
Clerked includes a 't' sound at the end.
Pay attention to the middle vowel sound; it changes between dialects.
Listen to native speakers use 'clerk' in sentences to understand the flow.
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