How to pronounce blocks in American English
“blocks” pronunciation by American speakers
Listen to blocks the way American speakers say it — in real sentences from public video clips that play here, on YouTongue.
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“blocks” in real sentences — American speakers
1,000+ clips in the index. Clips come from public YouTube videos — parliaments, government agencies and independent channels.
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BIG BLOCKS, SMALL BLOCKS AND BITS.
NASA
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blocks five blocks or so from the World Trade Center.
Dept of Justice
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individual census blocks.
Census Bureau
Words that sound like “blocks”
Words one sound away from blocks — the pairs that are easy to mix up. Listen to them back to back.
Other forms of “blocks”
Why real speech
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