How to pronounce elective in British English
“elective” pronunciation by British speakers
Listen to elective the way British speakers say it — in real sentences from public video clips that play here, on YouTongue.
Hear “elective” in: all accents · American English (149 clips)
“elective” in real sentences — British speakers
387 clips in the index. Clips come from public YouTube videos — parliaments, government agencies and independent channels.
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longest for elective treatment.
The Scottish Parliament
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He talks about elective operations.
UK Parliament
Words that sound like “elective”
Words one sound away from elective — the pairs that are easy to mix up. Listen to them back to back.
Why real speech
A dictionary gives you one careful reading of elective. 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.