How to pronounce act in British English
“act” pronunciation by British speakers
Listen to act the way British speakers say it — in real sentences from public video clips that play here, on YouTongue.
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“act” in real sentences — British speakers
1,000+ clips in the index. Clips come from public YouTube videos — parliaments, government agencies and independent channels.
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act 2000 and the domestic abuse Scotland act 2018.
The Scottish Parliament
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act the sex discrimination act the equality act we understand that our society our economy our
UK Parliament
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Internal Market Act 2020.
The Scottish Parliament
Words that sound like “act”
Words one sound away from act — the pairs that are easy to mix up. Listen to them back to back.
Other forms of “act”
Why real speech
A dictionary gives you one careful reading of act. Conversation gives you the stress, the vowel reduction and the speed that people actually use — and they differ between accents. YouTongue plays the surrounding sentence, so you hear the word in the rhythm it belongs to.