How to pronounce kept in American English
“kept” pronunciation by American speakers
Listen to kept the way American speakers say it — in real sentences from public video clips that play here, on YouTongue.
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“kept” 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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and the other students kept showing up. They kept studying, kept working hard, and
The Obama White House
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But, you know, smooth, like, kept everything, kept my lunch.
Smithsonian Air & Space
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poultry is kept inside or how long the poultry is kept inside.
CDC
Words that sound like “kept”
Words one sound away from kept — the pairs that are easy to mix up. Listen to them back to back.
Why real speech
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