How to pronounce surprise in British English
“surprise” pronunciation by British speakers
Listen to surprise the way British speakers say it — in real sentences from public video clips that play here, on YouTongue.
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“surprise” 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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but what a surprise but what a surprise what a surprise he saw the chance to
UK Parliament
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Surprise, surprise—there is no sign of it again this year.
The Scottish Parliament
Words that sound like “surprise”
Words one sound away from surprise — the pairs that are easy to mix up. Listen to them back to back.
Other forms of “surprise”
Why real speech
A dictionary gives you one careful reading of surprise. 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.